Credit:U.S. Department of EnergyEnergy Secretary Chu and President Obama.
Solyndra was never about the facts. It was never meant to be. House Republicans put on a cynical show trial to attack the Obama Administration’s clean energy policies. They dragged Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Capitol Hill in order to brow beat one of the most respected scientists in the world over the DOE Loan Guarantee Program.
Sadly, Republicans might have committed serious damage to American competitiveness in the global clean energy race. The United States is attempting to compete with China, Germany,...
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This article gives me the shivers, there are so many incorrect statements in it. How can anyone be safe in their own house by moving further away from the meter? By design, radiation from the neighbor's smart meter is strong enough to blanket surrounding...
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The main issue with bio-fuel is that at the moment they replacing food crops. That is, with pressure on food pricing, this can cause unwanted backlash. No perfect solution yet
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