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Future role of natural gas discussed at Houston energy conference – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
HOUSTON — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and ConocoPhillips CEO
James Mulva made clear Tuesday that they have sharply contrasting views on the
role of natural gas in helping meet the world’s long-term energy needs. In an address at the CERA Week 2010 energy conference, Chu, a Nobel
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate’s efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.
U.S. needs fresh look at nuclear waste issue: Chu
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Friday that the United States needs to come up with a better system for storing or disposing of radioactive nuclear waste than a planned repository near Las Vegas.
Department of Energy Announces $100 Million Available for Innovative Research Projects
ARPA-E’s 3rd Funding Opportunity to Focus on Grid-Scale Energy Storage, Electrical Power Technology, and Building energy Efficiency
March 2, WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available to accelerate innovation in green technology, increase America’s competitiveness and create new jobs. <<Full story>>
Google Cleared to Buy Energy in Bulk
February 19, 2010 – U.S. energy regulators approved a request by Google to become an electricity marketer, allowing the Internet giant to buy and sell bulk power like a utility. Google has said its interest in the power markets stems from a desire to manage its own energy supplies and gain better access to renewable power. << Full Story >>
In B.C.’s other games, GE out in front in race to score green energy deals – The Globe And Mail
VANCOUVER — awillis@globeandmail.com A game of green one-upmanship kicked off at the Olympics over the past two
days, as General Electric rolled out two clean power deals that were personally
backed by an executive with a $23-billion ( U.S.) energy portfolio. In its downtown Vancouver Olympic
U.S. government says loans for nuclear plants complicated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Friday that the process for approving federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has become “complicated,” but the department still expects to issue its first loan deals very soon.
U.S. eyes new nuclear plants in climate battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration wants to help the nuclear industry build a power plant for the first time in years to help diversify U.S. energy supplies and fight climate change, the White House said on Monday.
Google seeks permit to trade in U.S. electricity; Search giant aims to buy more renewable energy, become carbon neutral – The Ottawa Citizen
Google Inc. has asked the main U.S. energy regulator for
authority to trade electricity in the wholesale market, which will
make it easier for the Internet search giant to obtain renewable
energy to power its huge data centres as part of its green
initiative. In its filing to the Federal Energy
U.S. states strive to regulate shale gas industry
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – As U.S. energy companies scramble to mine natural gas from shale deposits, state regulators are struggling to keep pace amid criticism that they lack the resources to enforce environmental laws.
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