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15 min ago | EERE Network News

Competition Helps Kids Learn About Energy and Save Their Households Some Money

Third through eighth grade students and teachers will be excited to hear about a competition starting up for next school year that challenges students to learn about energy, develop techniques for saving energy, and help their families save money on their energy bills.

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3 hrs ago | The Motley Fool

Another Giant Leap for Natural Gas Exports

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... The Department of Energy on Friday approved a second LNG export terminal for exports to non-free trade agreement counties, the Freeport LNG terminal operated by ConocoPhillips and Michael Smith.

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7 hrs ago | KickingTires

AAA: Fear of Unknown Fuels Aversion to EVs

If U.S. car shoppers were more informed about the capabilities and advantages of electric vehicles, they'd be more inclined to buy one, according to AAA.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Detroit Free Press

Judge gives final approval to A123 bankruptcy plan

Monday's court hearing resolved minor outstanding issues following the sale of most of the company's assets to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group for nearly $257 million.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Johnson Controls, Manufacturing, Automakers, Textiles

EERE Network News

DOE Has Issued Request for Information Regarding Hydrogen Delivery Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office has issued a request for information seeking feedback from interested stakeholders regarding hydrogen delivery research and development activities aimed at lowering the cost of hydrogen delivery technologies.

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R & D

X-ray method shows how frog embryos could help thwart disease

An international team of scientists using a new X-ray method recorded the internal structure and cell movement inside a living frog embryo in greater detail than ever before.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Northwestern University, Biology, Science

PR-inside.com

AetherQuest Solutions to Produce the Department of Energy Annual Secretarial Small Business Awards

AetherQuest Solutions, Inc. is proud to announce that the firm is currently in production of the 2013 Annual Secretarial Small Business Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Department of Energy's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance

Knoxville News Sentinel

Gerdau adding 40 jobs in Knox CountyNew site to be in WestBridge Business Park

Gerdau Ameristeel has recently become a Department of Energy-certified Energy Champion.

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Related Topix: Knoxville, TN

LegiStorm

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

LegiStorm is constantly adding new information on the people, places and reports in our database.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

ABS-CBN News

EDC's wind farm project in Ilocos Norte gets DOE approval

Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation has gotten the green light from the Department of Energy to push through with the development of its $300-million wind project in Burgos, Ilocos Norte.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Philippines, World News, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sun-Star

Economic losses to reach P65B due to power deficiency

ECONOMIC losses in Mindanao could reach P65 billion if the Mindanao grid will continue to experience power deficiency in most areas in the island.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Sun May 19, 2013

Energy Tribune

Obama Admin Approves Natural Gas Export Site

In a key development that will help the U.S. export its vast energy resources, the Department of Energy on Friday approved an application for a liquefied natural gas export facility in Texas.

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Crescent-News.com

Renowned scientist Sarah Kurtz to speak

Kurtz is a 1979 Manchester alumni and is internationally recognized for her ground-breaking research in super-efficient solar cells for powering homes, businesses, satellites and the Mars rovers.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Harvard University

Green Car Congress

DOE authorizes 2nd proposed facility to export LNG; 1.4 Bcf/d for 20 years

The US Department of Energy has conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement with the United States from the Freeport LNG Terminal on Quintana Island, Texas.

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Related Topix: Quintana, TX

The Day

The scandal no one seems to talk about

State regulators and the Office of Consumer Counsel recently issued a "good news" press release.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, US Politics, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, George Bush, Barack Obama

KSEE-TV Fresno

Nuclear Waste on Parade?

When organizers put on their annual Cool Desert Nights car show and parade in Richland, Washington they need a permit.

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Related Topix: Richland, WA, Nuclear Energy

Sat May 18, 2013

Sun-Star

Rotational brownouts - man-made'

THE rotational brownouts that have been widely experienced in Mindanao because of the looming power crisis are simply man-made, a renewable energy advocate said.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

NewsTarget.com

Economic insanity: Obama spends $11 million to create each 'green' job

There has been nothing you could call "successful" about President Obama's so-called "green energy" initiatives, but the worst thing of all is the billions in taxpayer dollars he has utterly wasted on failed companies who were trying to push unproven, and ultimately failed, initiatives.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Solar Energy, Wind Power

Green Car Congress

DOE to award $62.5M over 5 years to USABC to accelerate development of next-gen EV batteries

The US Department of Energy has selected the US Advanced Battery Consortium to lead an industry-wide effort to accelerate development of high-efficiency, cost-effective battery technologies for electric vehicles.

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TwinCities

Minnesota pump pain persists as gas prices spike again

Twin Cities' average gas prices rose to an all-time record Friday and just kept going, as the regional supply remained tight and frustrated motorists rushed to fill up before it gets worse.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar