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Darrell Issa Fights Subpoenas After Chastising Eric Holder For Doing The Same Thing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who for more than seven months has been chastising Attorney General Eric Holder for failing to comply with...

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Energy Secretary Chu And The Price You Are Paying For Gasoline

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Gas, Congress, Opec, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Media, Wall Street Journal, Video, Steven Chu, Jad Mouawad, Oil, Oil Prices, New York Times, New York Times Energy Summit, Solyndra, Tom Friedman, Home News

The price we are all paying at the pump or for heating oil was too mundane to be touched upon by Dr. Chu. A bit like leaving the aerie of the ivy covered halls of academe and getting your hands dirty on an oil rig.

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Children v. Dirty Business

William S. Becker | Posted 04.11.2012

On May 11, a group of children will face off against the Obama administration and the NAM, arguing that common law requires governments to protect critical natural resources on behalf of current and future generations.

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Republican Lawmaker Accidentally Reveals Truth Behind Solyndra Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Video, Jim Jordan, Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, Steven Chu, Election Day, Darrell Issa, Solyndra Investigation, Solyndra, Election 2012, Doe Loans Program, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After months of investigations into Solyndra and other Department of Energy loans failed to produce a smoking gun, one Republican lawmak...

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Energy Secretary Gives Himself A Grade For Department's Handling Of Oil And Gas Prices

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Oil Prcies, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Steven Chu, Drilling, Obama Oil Prices, Imported Oil, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Paul Krugman, Department of Energy, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday that the Department of Energy deserves "better than an A-" for its role in reducing the price o...

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Senior Dem Blasts Issa Over 'Unsubstantiated' Energy Probes

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Video, Doe, Darrell Issa, Department of Energy Loans Program, Steven Chu, House Oversight Committee, Issa Investigation, Energy Department Loans Program, Solyndra, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The powerful chair of the House Oversight Committee has launched "unsubstantiated" investigations into the Department of Energy, the com...

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Both Sides: Watch the Track, Not the Horse Race: Gas, Health, Afghanistan

HuffPost Radio | Posted 03.18.2012

Reagan and Matalin skip who's up-down in the GOP contest to debate spurting gas prices, the constitutionality of "Obamacare" and our exit strategy from Afghanistan post- massacre. Then: do presidential speeches ever matter, Mr. Reagan?

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Republicans Deny Their Support Of Green Energy Is Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Dave Camp, Video, Fred Upton, Michele Bachmann, Marsha Blackburn, Alternative Energy, Steven Chu, Republican Green Energy Hypocrisy, Green, Republicans Green Energy, Republican Green Efforts, Department of Energy, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Green Energy, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A group of Republicans are complaining that Energy Secretary Steven Chu has mischaracterized GOP lawmakers' attempts to speed up federal...

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Chrysler's Surprising Move On Fuel Efficiency

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Sergio Marchionne, Department of Energy, Chrysler Loans, Chrysler, Steven Chu, Business News

Chrysler has decided to pull out of its bid for a $3.5 billion loan from the Department of Energy, one which would have helped the automaker reconfigu...

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GOP Lawmaker's Solar Energy Hypocrisy

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Energy, Fred Upton, Congress, Solar, United Solar Ovonic, Obama Adminstration, Obama Solyndra, Energy Conversion Devices, Barack Obama, Video, Fred Upton United Solar Ovonic, Solar Energy, Steven Chu, Michigan, Fred Upton Solyndra, Solyndra, Solar Power, Solar Loans, Green News

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) has been among the most vociferous opponents of the Obama administration's energy policies. On Tuesday, he stood on the othe...

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Four Cabinet members willing to help Democratic super PACs

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Super Pac, Arne Duncan, Ron Kirk, Steven Chu, Super PACs, President Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Ken Salazar, Ray Lahood, Politics News

By Michael Beckel, iWatch NewsAt least four Cabinet members appear ready and willing to answer President Barack Obama's call to help fill the coffer...

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Keystone Fight Continues as Obama Administration Touts Need for Energy Policy

Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Transcanada, Obama Administration, Keystone, Keystone Xl Pipeline Obama, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, Keystone XL Pipeline, Department of Energy, 350.Org, Big Oil, Steven Chu, Bill Mckibben, Energy Policy, Green News

With the decision to deny the pipeline permit, it was fitting that Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke of Obama's plan to reduce oil imports by one-third by 2025, modernize the electric grid, support fuel-efficient vehicles, and invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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Problems Plague Cleanup At Hanford Nuclear Waste Site

USA Today | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: David Huizenga, Donald Alexander, Hanford Nuclear Waste Site, Plutonium, Peter Winokur, Radioactive Waste, Steven Chu, Gene Aloise, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Department of Energy, Green News

HANFORD SITE, Wash. – Seven decades after scientists came here during World War II to create plutonium for the first atomic bomb, a new generation i...

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Embattled Biodefense Firm Threatened To Sue HuffPost

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Siga Technologies, Video, Department of Health and Human Services, Defense Contracting, Biodefense, Darrell Issa, Steven Chu, Ronald Perelman, Siga, MacAndrews Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Claire McCaskill, Solyndra, Smallpox, Andy Stern, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the Senate subcommittee for contracting oversight is calling for an inspector general's investigation into a biodefe...

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'Green News Report' - November 22, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Australia, Oil Subsidies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Epa, Oysters, Renewable Energy, Supercommittee, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Drought, Video, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Steven Chu, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Chevron, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Carbon Emissions, Ipcc, Brazil, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Transocean, Barack Obama, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Ocean Acidification, Fox News, Oceans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Seafood, Michael Mann, Climategate, Coal, Radiation, Coal Mining, Fukushima, University of East Anglia, Texas, Water, Japan, Solyndra, China, Hackers, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Meet the ...

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Solyndra: An Ode to Not-So-Clean Energy

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Steven Chu, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Solyndra, Department of Energy, Barack Obama and Solyndra, Solar Power, Kaiser Family Foundation, Obama Administration, Comedy News

So it's nice to be inventive when you gaze into the sky. When those warming rays inspire you, give the power cell a try. Just make sure you're well connected if you want your piece of pie. So big... so fast... Solyndra!

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Energy Secretary Touts Solar In Colorado

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Solar Energy Development, Video, Colorado Solar Production, PrimeStar Solar, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Colorado Solar Power, Solyndra, Steven Chu, Green News

ARVADA, Colo. — Countries are lining up to supply a huge global market for solar energy, and it's important for the United States to stay in the...

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Bachmann: Scandal 'Makes Watergate Look Like Child's Play'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Michele Bachmann, Watergate, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Michele Bachmann 2012, 2012 Election, Steven Chu, Gop 2012, President Barack Obama, Elections 2012, Fox News, Watergate Scandal, Megyn Kelly, America Live, Gop 2012 Presidential Candidates, Solyndra, Barack Obama, Steven Chu Solyndra, Video, Politics News

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann shared her thoughts on the Solyndra issue today, saying the loan scandal "makes Watergate look like...

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GOP Lawmaker Rips Solyndra After Seeking Loan For Failed Solar Firm

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) laid into Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Thursday for missing warning ...

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Chu To Congress: Solyndra Decision Not Influenced By Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Fred Upton, Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, Bush Administration, White House Solyndra, Doe, Cliff Stearns, China Solar, Steven Chu, Obama Solyndra, Renewable Energy, Joe Barton, Henry Waxman, Secretary of Energy, Solyndra, Solar Loans, Green News

WASHINGTON -- In what amounts to the highest-profile testimony yet in the ongoing Solyndra saga, Energy Secretary Steven Chu took full responsibility...

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'Green News Report' - November 17, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Department of Defense, Australia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, CAFE Standards, Drought, Video, Conservatives, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Fossil Fuels, Steven Chu, Climate Science, Julia Gillard, Gop, Diana DeGette, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Fuel Economy, Fred Upton, Carbon Emissions, Ipcc, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, Henry Waxman, Barack Obama, Cliff Stearns, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Joe Barton, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Political...

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Chu Takes Responsibility For Solyndra Loan

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Energy, Solyndra Loan, Energy Security Solyndra, Video, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Steven Chu, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Solyndra, Steven Chu Solyndra, Green News

WASHINGTON — An unapologetic Energy Secretary Steven Chu defended a half-billion-dollar federal loan to a solar-panel manufacturer that went bel...

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Solyndra Emails Reveal Questionable Finding

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Energy, White House, Energy Department, Steven Chu, Solyndra Scandal, Gop, Obama Administration, Solyndra Scandal Emails, Solyndra Scandal Emails Energy Department, Solyndra, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Republicans, Video, Green News

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu won a Nobel Prize in physics, but his handling of a solar energy loan has some critics calling him clue...

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Climate Change, White Roofs, and Common Sense

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Steven Chu, Models, Geoengineering, Electricity, Temperatures, Energy Use, Climate Change, Climate Models, White Roofs, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Clouds, Global Warming, Climate, Green News

Of all the geoengineering ideas, the one often cited as the simplest, most obvious one, the one we should get started on right away is painting roofs white -- after all how can that not help? How indeed.

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Steven Chu Solyndra Testimony Set For Nov. 17

Politico | DARREN SAMUELSOHN | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Energy, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Solyndra Scandal, Steven Chu, Obama Administration, Steven Chu Solyndra Testimony, Solyndra, House Enerrgy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee, Green News

Energy Secretary Steven Chu is set to testify about Solyndra on Nov. 17 before the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee, an Obama administ...

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