by Virginia Langmaid | Feb 18, 2020 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON—American national security is threatened by rapid technological advances that often are not understood by the leaders who have to make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons or other life-threatening actions, two nuclear threat experts said Tuesday. New...
by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | Feb 14, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON –– The United States’ energy infrastructure has increasingly become a primary target for hostile cyber attacks, Assistant Secretary of Energy Karen Evans told lawmakers on Thursday. “The frequency, scale and sophistication of cyber threats have increased,”...
by Anna Laffrey | Mar 13, 2018 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON — The intersection of autonomous vehicle technology, ride-sharing and electric propulsion in vehicles will change the way that cities work, transportation experts said Tuesday at a meeting on how the new cars will affect urban sprawl. The...
by Caroline Vakil | Feb 8, 2018 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON – The U.S. system that provides electricity to people is old and wastes energy, but regulations and government funding for older infrastructure are getting in the way of upgrades, energy industry experts told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural...
by Kristina Karisch | Jan 18, 2018 | Energy, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Better access to government resources and federal contracts is crucial for small businesses, members of the House Small Business subcommittee said at a hearing on Thursday. Members met to discuss resources available to small businesses through the...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 21, 2016 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON — The United States’ transition to clean energy is inevitable and won’t be stopped by any rollback of environmental regulations, Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said Monday. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the Clean...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 1, 2016 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON—China remains the undisputed leader of growth in renewable energy worldwide, but that growth comes with a risk that Asia may end up with more energy capacity than it can use, according to the new annual report of the International Energy Agency. The...
by Eunice Lee | Oct 3, 2016 | Business, Energy, Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – For rural Americans and folks living in small towns, biobased products offer “tremendous hope” of more jobs and cleaner energy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday at a National Press Club luncheon. When it comes to biobased products,...
by Allyson Chiu | Mar 16, 2016 | Energy, Environment
WASHINGTON– Clean energy is a hot topic that’s about to get even hotter. Investment in geothermal energy is a growing global trend, but development in the United States has stalled due to limited incentives and cheaper energy options, geothermal experts said...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 14, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Energy, Environment
Clinton’s positions on the environment have shifted amid pressure from Sanders and primary voters. (Photo credit: Natalie Escobar) During the Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan, a student in the crowd asked candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 7, 2016 | Energy, Environment
Construction of new nuclear reactors came to a halt for years amid questions about cost and safety. (Source: Energy Information Administration) WASHINGTON – Thirty-seven years after a partial nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island power plant stunted the growth of...
by Alex Duner | Feb 1, 2016 | Energy, Environment
WASHINGTON — The rapper Akon was on a different kind of stage Monday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce promoting a renewable energy project called Akon Lighting Africa. The five-time Grammy-nominated performer started the project in 2014 to increase access to solar...
