January, 14, 2009: Steven Chu Faced Senate Confirmation Hearing For Energy
Steven Chu, President-elect Obama’s nominee for Energy secretary, faced a confirmation hearing panel yesterday. And E.P.A. nominee Lisa P. Jackson told Senators today that science will guide her decision-making.
Automakers worry that with gas below $2 a gallon and SUV sales beginning to rise, the public will be indifferent to greener fleets.
The Wall Street Journal reports that clean energy industries are seeing an influx of investment while other businesses are faltering.
Poet LLC will operate a 20,000 gallon a year corn waste cellulosic ethanol pilot plant.
Lithium ion battery maker A123 may be headed for tough times after losing a bid to supply the Chevy Volt.
Local Green: California-based OptiSolar Inc. cut 50 percent of its jobs due to funding uncertainties. The company plans to begin work on a 550 MW solar energy facility in 2010.
What would be the nation’s first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind, is strongly opposed by some local residents who claim the project would interfere with views, fishing, and recreation along Nantucket Sound.
A new hollow, cylindrical wind turbine design requires less space than conventional turbines and may be used in urban areas.
The history of the American railroad system may offer some lessons about how to get it back on track.
–Christopher Greenspan
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