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Witnesses testified on ways the U.S. could expand domestic energy production, increase its natural gas exports, and build better relations with Eastern European countries. Lithuania’s energy…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Ernest Moniz to be the secretary of the Department of Energy. He was introduced by former Senator Jeff B…

Sally Jewell testified on her nomination to become secretary of the interior. She was introduced by Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. In remarks she pledged a balanced app…

Regulators and energy industry officials testified on the vulnerability of the U.S. electric grid to cyber attacks. They said that the nation’s electric grid was vulnerable to cyber attacks,…

Witnesses testified on the role of government in energy innovation. They warned of major setbacks in the development of alternative energy in the coming years as federal funding runs out for…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified about the department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on on nuclear reactor safety following Japan’s disaster earlier in the year. Senators in their opening statement referred repeatedly to …

Witnesses testified on a Department of Energy report identifying measures that can be taken to reduce the environmental impact and improve the safety of shale gas production.

Government officials spoke at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources meeting on the reported spread of contaminated water to underground tunnels outside the reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daii…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified about the department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request. Under the president’s plan, the department’s budget would increase 12% to $29.5 billion. Battery…

Witnesses testified on energy outlook and oil market trends. In the previous month the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted price of gas would rise substantially in the short t…

Executives from BP, Halliburton, and Transocean testified about the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. They talked about the causes of and respo…

Witnesses testified about offshore oil and gas development including the Department of the Interior’s recent five year planning announcements and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving…

Steven Chu testified about his nomination as secretary of the Department of Energy. Among the topics he addressed were shifting the focus of U.S. energy policy to climate change and renewabl…

The guests talked about the energy legislation (H.R. 6) which Democrats have scheduled for House consideration later today. The bill would repeal $14 billion in subsidies to oil companies an…

Students from the University of Denver (CO), The Cable Center (CO), Purdue University (IN), and Pace University (New York City) participated by broadband feed in a distance learning class. …

Energy Secretary, Spencer Abraham, gave the keynote address at a forum hosted by the US Energy Association.

Representative Mark Udall (D-CO), co-chair of the House Renewable Energy Caucus, talked about U.S. energy policy in the wake of record oil prices. He supports exploring alternative energy op…