U.S. government

Economic Woes Force U.S. Government to Cut Funding to Renewable Energy

By Nathanael Baker on August 11, 2010

Tags: Barack Obama, economy, government funding, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. government, U.S. renewable energy

President Obama has signed a bill which will reduce the amount of federal funding offered to renewable energy.

Official Transcript of President Obama's Address to the Nation on the BP Oil Spill

By Nathanael Baker on June 15, 2010

Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And tonight, I’ve returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you abo

Can the GSA Go Zero Energy? Part 2 of a Conversation with AutoDesk's John Kennedy

By Alison Pruitt on June 8, 2010

Tags: Autodesk, Autodesk, carbon neutral, daylight lighting, electric grid, energy efficiency, GSA, John Kennedy, LED lighting, smart grid, U.S. General Services Admnistration, U.S. government, ZEB, Zero Energy Buildings, electricity, energy, General Services Administration, John Kennedy

Part 2 of my 3-part interview with AutoDesk's John Kennedy.

Q. When will General Services Administration (GSA) reach this ZEB goal?

President Obama Tells America The Time for Clean Energy Has Come

By Nathanael Baker on June 3, 2010

Tags: Barack Obama, BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Carnegie Mellon University, clean energy economy, climate change policy, energy policy, President Obama, U.S. government

As EnergyBoom reported yesterday, President Obama has placed his strong voice behind renewable energy.

EPA Tells BP to Use a Less Toxic Dispersant

By Alison Pruitt on May 25, 2010

Tags: BP, BP oil spill, Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, government directive, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, oil dispersants, U.S. government, chemicals, Gulf of Mexico, oil, U.S Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a directive requiring BP to identify and use a less toxic and more effective dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.