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Posts Tagged ‘united states department of energy’

World global warming gas emissions soar

Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, tagged , , , on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated the global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide soared by six percent in 2010, the biggest single year increase on record and a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are at slowing man-made global warming. The new figures for 2010 mean that levels of [...]

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Why the Solyndra solar bankruptcy scandal is a big deal, but not the big deal some are making of it

Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, Good Government, Nuclear, solar, Tarsands, tagged , , , , , , , on September 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »

California solar energy company Solyndra had its offices raided  last week by federal agents as part of an ongoing investigation into their bankruptcy and federal loan guarantees they’d received form the Department of Energy. Some critics have cried foul, trying to show how federal money spent on emerging technology is a waste. Others  have tried [...]

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The Public Needs Protection From Fracking Dangers

Posted in Air Quality, Water, tagged , , , on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Public Citizen today urged a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) task force to prioritize the safety of water resources at contamination risk from hydraulic fracturing. Among the solutions Public Citizen proposed is repeal of the various exemptions the natural gas industry has received from federal environmental laws; the denial of drilling companies’ “proprietary” right to [...]

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DOE weighing in on the fracking debate

Posted in Air Quality, tagged , , , on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

US Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu may play a role in sorting out the entangled mess of misinformation and spin about the environmental impacts of gas drilling. U.S. gas producers are looking to ramp up industrialization in rural areas outside of some of the nation’s largest cities.  Secretary Chu has indicated that the White [...]

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Urge DOE to regulate fracking

Posted in Air Quality, tagged , , , , on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday, Public Citizen spoke before the Department of Energy subcommittee tasked with natural gas drilling and outlined the key steps needed to properly oversee the process of fracking. We are calling on the subcommittee to recommend closure of many loopholes that create regulatory exemptions for fracking. Please join us in urging the DOE to regulate [...]

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Department of Energy launches initiative to bring down solar energy costs

Posted in Renewables, solar, tagged , , , on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $27 million in projects to advance solar development and manufacturing through its SunShot Initiative whose goal is to achieve cost competitive solar energy by 2020. The hope is that the SunShot initiative can reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent so that they are [...]

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Even in Texas it’s a brave new world for the energy industry

Posted in Energy, tagged , , , on February 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Energy interests of all sizes are poised to defend their share of tax breaks, loan guarantees and other financial incentives amid calls to slash spending both at the state and the federal level. Concerned that debt-obsession at the federal and state will translate into real cuts, industry groups and their lobbyists are preparing for what amounts [...]

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Hearing to reconsider allowing radioactive waste shipments from around the country into Texas scheduled November 13th

Posted in Nuclear, Toxics, tagged , , , , , , , on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission TLLRWDCC will meet in Midland, Texas a week from Saturday (November 13th) to reconsider adopting a rule that was withdrawn in July that would allow for export of low-level radioactive waste for management and disposal from facilities outside of the Texas Compact, this will be followed by a host of generator [...]

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U.S. nuclear loan-guarantee program is testing how much risk the US government is willing to take

Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Nuclear, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Constellation Energy Group Inc. said last week it was pulling out of talks on a $7.5 billion loan guarantee to build a reactor at its Calvert Cliffs facility in Maryland.  Constellation Energy Group’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Wallace told the Energy Department that they felt the estimated $880 million the company would have to pay [...]

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Conserve Energy and Save Money with Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

In last week’s Oak Hill Gazette, State Senator Jeff Wentworth wrote a guest article profiling the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program.  Next month, from April 16-25, Texas residents can get a rebate to buy up to two energy efficient appliances including refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, hot water heaters, clothes washers, and both room and central air [...]

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