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White House official cites clean energy as solution to consumer affordability crisis

White House official cites clean energy as solution to consumer affordability crisis

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 9, 2022 | Energy, Featured

WASHINGTON — A shift to clean energy could serve as a potential solution to the ongoing affordability crisis, a White House official shared in a conversation carried live by Axios on Wednesday. “The president’s plan to create tax incentives that made it cheaper for...
Lawmakers: “Ridiculous” 5G Rollout Scramble Was Preventable

Lawmakers: “Ridiculous” 5G Rollout Scramble Was Preventable

by Zachary Miller | Feb 3, 2022 | Business, Energy, Featured

WASHINGTON — The rollout of new ultra-fast fifth generation (5G) cellular networks was supposed to revolutionize internet access and cement the U.S.’s technological position against a rising China. Now, lawmakers are trying to figure out how it went so wrong. “We...
Experts: Community Solar Key to Clean Energy, Low-Income Communities

Experts: Community Solar Key to Clean Energy, Low-Income Communities

by Jorja Siemons | Jan 25, 2022 | Energy, Featured

WASHINGTON – Solar energy plays an integral part in transitioning American energy away from carbon emissions, experts said at a Department of Energy summit on Tuesday.  “The only way to get out from under (climate change) is to build out clean energy, as much and as...
Experts warn of information asymmetry, technological illiteracy at nuclear decision-making conference

Experts warn of information asymmetry, technological illiteracy at nuclear decision-making conference

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...
Energy experts warn of cybersecurity threats facing electric grid system

Energy experts warn of cybersecurity threats facing electric grid system

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,”...
Autonomous vehicles poised to change city flow, experts say

Autonomous vehicles poised to change city flow, experts say

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...
Companies need better incentives to update the grid, say energy industry experts

Companies need better incentives to update the grid, say energy industry experts

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...
Small businesses need better access to government resources, committee says

Small businesses need better access to government resources, committee says

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...
EPA chief argues that clean energy is a public health issue; says Trump team has not contacted her about the transition

EPA chief argues that clean energy is a public health issue; says Trump team has not contacted her about the transition

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...
Renewable energy surges in Asia, but so does electric demand

Renewable energy surges in Asia, but so does electric demand

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...
Biobased economy offers hope for rural America, new report by the USDA says

Biobased economy offers hope for rural America, new report by the USDA says

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,...
Geothermal energy is “heating up,” but more development still needs to be done in the U.S., experts say

Geothermal energy is “heating up,” but more development still needs to be done in the U.S., experts say

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...
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