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Barrasso: 'No company beholden to Communist China should be considered for U.S. government grants or loans'
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), said in a statement that he was "stunned" it took as long as it did for the Biden administration to retract a multimillion-dollar grant from a Texas-based company with ties to China.
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FGI spokesman: Biden administration's decision to drain SPR 'raises many questions about the legality and political nature of the decision-making'
The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) recently obtained internal documents, via the Freedom of Information Act, from the Department of Energy (DOE) that contained predictions for U.S. gas prices. The DOE’s memo, which was heavily redacted, predicted a decline in gas prices before SPR resources were released to the market. These predictions were shared with the Biden administration two weeks prior to the decision to release 50 million barrels of oil on Nov. 23, 2021.
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DOE awards $39 million for R&D to turn buildings into 'carbon sinks'
Selected projects with the ultimate goal of turning buildings into net carbon-storage units are getting $39 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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U.S. nuclear security agency expands Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program in effort to strengthen its workforce
NNSA awards an additional $38.8 million to 24 STEM consortia around the Nation
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ICYMI: Secretary Granholm traveled to DE and PA to highlight the benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to New Castle, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to underscore the historic investments of the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.
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'Viable path toward community prosperity': Department of Energy launches Energy Storage for Social Equity Initiative
The Department of Energy announced the launch of an Energy Storage for Social Equity Initiative on Nov. 3 designed to benefit underserved and frontline communities.