ENERGY INNOVATION
With the latest dismal jobs report still fresh in the nation’s mind, it becomes increasingly clear that our current job creation efforts just aren’t cutting it. It is time to take action on facilitating new, emerging sectors that have been [...]
ENVIRONMENT
Climate change knits energy and water policy together—a fact western states discover as reservoirs drop and rivers dwindle. The newly confirmed head of the Bureau, Michael Connor, steps into a job that no longer focuses on building dams, but now centers on river restoration and climate change adaptation.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
With a concerted push by policymakers on research, development and deployment of solar technologies, solar renewable energy could dot our landscape.
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