Senate Passes Spending Bill Restoring Climate Service, Adding Carbon Capture Funding

The Senate approved a fiscal 2012 spending bill Nov. 1 that allots $2 billion for carbon capture and storage projects and restores $161.5 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate service that had been barred by the House in June…

Obama Unveils Plan to Reduce Oil Imports with Natural Gas, Biofuels, Fuel Economy

President Obama announced a new energy goal March 30 to reduce the nation’s oil imports by a third by 2025…

House Passes Scaled-Back Bill for Energy Research, Clearing Way for President’s Signature

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House voted Dec. 21 to approve a slimmed-down version of legislation (H.R. 5116) authorizing research programs within the Department of Energy, clearing the way for…

Energy Department Awards $92 Million for 43 ‘Cutting-Edge’ Research Projects

The Department of Energy July 12 announced it will award $92 million for 43 “cutting-edge” energy research projects ranging from…

House Approves Energy Research Bill, Restores Funding, Adds Program Provisions

Legislation that would authorize a wide range of energy programs was approved by the House May 28, after Democrats voted to strip previously approved Republican language that…

Renewable Energy Research Funding Bill Pulled from House Floor after Motion to Reduce Scope, Funding

Legislation that would fund a wide range of energy programs within the Department of Energy was pulled from the House floor May 13, after lawmakers voted to approve a…

House Committee Approves Energy Research Bill After Reducing Funding

Legislation that would fund a wide range of energy research and development program’s within the Department of Energy was approved by the House Science and Technology Committee April 28, after the committee agreed to…