]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/department-of-energy Blog Articles Tagged with 'department-of-energy' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/151152?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy My Toyota Prius doesn't like the cold. It also doesn't like short trips of just a couple miles or so, which make up a lot of my driving.I first noticed a decline in fuel efficiency during a week when I basically just drove stoplight to stoplight, ins... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/151152?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151114?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy The free-range turkey we bought for this year's Thanksgiving was ordered through a local organic and natural foods store. And it was about three times the cost of the conventional turkeys they were selling at the mega-supermarket.But our turkey was r... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151114?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:01:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151133?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy There s a fascinating insight into the way the nuclear industry works in the news that Exelon Nuclear has dropped plans in the US to build an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) at Victoria, Texas. The company is looking for an alterna... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151133?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:16:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/151242?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy By Jonathan G. DornWith the dramatic increase in oil prices earlier this year translating into higher prices at the gas pump in the United States, concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign oil are once again part of the national discussion on energy s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/151242?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:01:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/151123?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Electric car maker Tesla Motors is asking the U.S. Department of Energy for $400 million in direct loans, says forbes.com.Meanwhile, a new public-private partnership announced plans to promote electric car development in California. The partnership i... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/151123?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:10:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150762?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Geoengineering is a topic we often discuss here on Worldchanging. And while we encourage careful debate concerning this topic, we are cautiously skeptical of any ideas that support tinkering with the intricate systems and delicate balances of the Ear... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150762?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:03:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/150255?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy The analysis in the current edition of the Department of Energy's This Week in Petroleum highlights an unexpected finding from the department's Short Term Energy Outlook: a forecast of a pronounced uptick in US oil production for next year, by 8% c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/150255?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:45:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149694?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy By Kate Sheppard Obama is tapping many Clintonites for his transition team. Photo: John Raoux / AP The Obama-Biden transition announced the names of the Agency Review Team leads, who will be charged with completing a thorough review of key ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149694?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:04:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149104?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy By Kate Sheppard A year ago, the policy wonks at the Center for American Progress laid out a plan for what they'd like to see the next president do on a variety of issues, including energy and climate change [PDF]. The plan includes a proposal to... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149104?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:20:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-priorities/148263?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy November 10, 2008 -- What should the U.S. Department of Energy look like in the new era of carbon control, and who should run it? One proposal on the table is to form a National Energy Council. (continued at http://energypriorities.com/)... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-priorities/148263?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:27:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/148399?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy By biodiversivistFriedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded condenses much of what has been written in blogs, science journals, and books about the Energy-Climate-Era, as he calls it. Though he's a little late out off the starting blocks, Friedman's contrib... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/148399?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:35:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/148090?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Filed under: Hydrogen, GMEven with all of GM's problems, the big Project Driveway endeavor continues. The latest addition to the ranks hydrogen-fueled Equinox test vehicle drivers is the USDA, which took delivery of an Equinox this week. The USDA wil... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/148090?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/147822?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy It s not just the Finnish government that are hurry to make nuclear decisions. With the clock ticking on the Bush administration, it seems that outgoing energy officials are trying to get long term decisions made on nuclear waste storage before the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/147822?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:36:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/147782?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Crude oil futures elbowed their way above $62 Friday on the back of rising stock markets, Bloomberg reports. Longer-term, expect pricier oil, insists the IEA. The world must somehow find and produce an additional 64 million barrels a day of oil to re... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/147782?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:37:16 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/147544?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy The Department of Energy is funding the University of Idaho with $732K to prove the feasibility of using highly magnetic nanoparticles to reprocess used nuclear fuel.If successful, scientists at the University of Idaho will kill three birds with one ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/147544?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:45:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/147406?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy 11/06/2008 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it is extending the due date for submission of applications for loan guarantees under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for the June 30, 2008 solicitation for energy e... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/147406?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/146948?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Okay, its way too early to call the election. But when Karl Rove figures an Obama victory is in the bag, consensus is clearly building. So what would an Obama administration look like in terms of energy policy?Skinny legs and all (AP)Lets start with ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/146948?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:29:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/147335?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy We now have a new leader in the US that understands global warming and recognizes that it requires leadership both at home and abroad. Addressing this challenge (and opportunity) will be a key task of both President-elect Barack Obama (and his Admi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/147335?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:32:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/146542?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy 11/03/2008 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released the first technical support documents to show 50% energy savings in commercial retail buildings...... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/146542?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/146226?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Nothing like some good, old-fashioned back-and-forth to keep bloggers -- and blog readers? -- engaged. EDF is organizing a video/graphics competition to ask for help in explaining, What is a carbon cap and how will it cure our oil addiction? Joe Ro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/146226?rsstype=tag&tag=department-of-energy Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:12:34 -0400