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U.S. - China Trade Conference Ends with Agreements on Alternative Energy

By Alison Pruitt on December 16, 2010

Tags: China, United States, USD, China, China renewable energy, China-U.S. Trade Relations, JCCT, smart grid, U.S., U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. renewable energy, U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, wind power, energy, Gary Locke, Ron Kirk, U.S., Wang Qishan

The U.S. and China recently concluded the 21st session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington, D.C with some significant agreements about smart grid technology and wind power.

Q & A With Katherine Hamilton, President of GridWise Alliance: "What is the Smart Grid?"

By Robert Gluck on July 22, 2010

This is the first of a three-part Q & A with Katherine Hamilton, president of the Washington, D.C.-based GridWise Alliance. Here Ms. Hamilton talks about the Alliance's mission and the inaugural GridWise Global Forum.

Administration Plans Clean Energy Trade Mission to China

By Alison Pruitt on March 30, 2010

Tags: U.S. industries, China, Indonesia, United States, USD, China, China-U.S. Trade Relations, Chinese National Energy Commission, Gary Locke, international trade, renewable energy business, renewable energy development, United States, Department of Commerce, energy, Gary Locke, Wen Jiabao

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is planning to lead the Obama Administration’s first cabinet-level trade mission when he travels to China this May.

NOAA's Climate Service: Obama's New Federal Climate Change Agency

By Harry Tournemille on February 11, 2010

Tags: New York Times, climate change, Climate Service, Gary Locke, government agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Obama administration, renewable energy, renewable power, United States, Climate Change Monitoring, David Herring, Department of Commerce, energy, food, Gary Locke, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, pdf

This past week the Obama administration announced a new federal agency to monitor global climate change under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

President Obama to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks

By Alison Pruitt on December 1, 2009

The White House announced that President Obama will travel to Copenhagen on December 9th to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Smart Grid Could be Worth $20 Billion in Five Years - "1,000 Times Bigger than the Internet"

By Mitchell Anderson on May 19, 2009

When many people think green energy, they picture windmills and solar arrays. An often-overlooked frontier of the renewable energy revolution is the massive task of upgrading the nation’s electricity grid.