Energy Department

Cash for Refrigerators: Appliance Trade-Ins Are The Latest Stimulus Idea

BusinessWeek | Matthew Boyle | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


A $300 million cash-for-clunkers-type federal program to boost sales of energy-efficient home appliances provides a glimmer of hope for beleaguered ma...

Energy Department To Award $3.3B For Smart Power Grids

Business First of Louisville: | Vandana Sinha | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


The Department of Energy said it plans to unlock $3.3 billion in federal stimulus grants, of up to $200 million apiece, to companies and utilities to ...

Ford, Nissan, Tesla Get Govt Loans To Build Fuel-Efficient Cars

AP | KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and KEN THOMAS | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business


DEARBORN, Mich. — Cultivating the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, the Obama administration said Tuesday it would lend $5.9 billion t...

Vehicle Hydrogen Fuel Cells Killed

Steve Parker | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Is there a White House technology double-standard, is it Obama-ish realism or are oil companies lobbying as they must to keep their black gold from turning into clean, abundant hydrogen?

Gasoline Prices Up $.25/Gallon in Two Weeks -- Time to Refocus on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

It is time for the Obama administration to show it is cognizant of the creeping upward push of oil and gasoline prices and its impact on a still very fragile economy.

Auto bill clears House; Should it pass the Senate, too?

Steve Parker | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

And now, it's on to the Senate! The House today passed, 237 to 170, HR 7321, the automotive loan bailout bill, and has sent it on to the Senate. H...

Oil futures jump to record over $115 on supply concerns

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Crude futures made their first foray past $115 Wednesday, propelled to a new record by concerns about how much gas will be available ...

Gas Prices Near Records, Following Oil

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Gasoline prices were poised Monday to set a new record at the pump, having surged to within half a cent of their record high of $3.22...

Oil Jumps on Surprise Supply Drop

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Oil surged Wednesday, rising a remarkable $5 a barrel to a new record over $104 after the government reported a surprise drop in crud...

Gas Prices Jump, but May Not Stay High

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Gas prices jumped Friday to their highest level since June, a possible preview of what many analysts believe will be a record spike i...

Analysts: Expect Gas Prices To Surge In Spring

Los Angeles Times | Ronald D. White | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Gasoline could average $3.75 a gallon across the U.S. in a few months, pushing the price in California up and over the $4 mark, energy analysts said W...

Bush Signs Fuel Efficiency Bill To Combat Oil Dependency, Global Warning

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol...