NRC terminates Yucca Mountain proceeding: CJ Milmoe at the ANS #Nuclear Cafe http://bit.ly/qrPaWC @ans_org
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By Shifra MincerSenator Reid, why close down Yucca Mtn. for nuclear waste when it’s on a nuclear testing site unsuitable for anything else? #AskReidTH @CongJoeWilson
As digital technology improves and business increasingly moves from paper to the Internet, international energy partnerships are becoming a must in the energy business.
Some finance experts have said that for even young innovative business to survive they need to take advantage of international markets. Keep reading →
Though its tempting for regulators and politicians in Washington to throw money at energy alternatives that steer the country away from classic fossil fuels and dependence on Middle Eastern oil, environmentalists and industry-insiders are increasingly worried about some of the touted alternatives.
Natural gas, originally introduced to as a cleaner greener gas, is now the subject of heated debate particularly because of the way it is extracted from the ground, in a process of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” Watch an industry video on how fracking works: Part 1 and Part 2. Keep reading →
The controversial Energy Department loan program that backed a now-bankrupt solar panel maker could nearly double in size by the month’s end.
The Department of Energy has until Sept. 30 to give 14 companies final approval for loan guarantees totaling over $9 billion. Keep reading →
Clean Harbors CEO Alan McKim on why the oil and gas industry is an area of growth for the company.
Founded by Robin Li and Eric Xu in 2000, Baidu has evolved into the largest search engine portal in China with a market share of nearly 75%. Its services let more than 300 million Chinese users find news, web sites, audio files and images and targeted marketing tools like P4P, which lets companies pay for and generate ads that appear in search listings.
Recently, Baidu struck a two-year deal with One-Stop China, a local joint venture owned by Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music. It will let users legally download and stream over 500,000 songs for free. Aggressive moves such as these goes a long way to explaining why the search portal saw three-year annualized earnings-per-share growth of 78%. Keep reading →
Welcome to Barbara Kates-Garnick, new Massachusetts Undersecretary for Energy http://t.co/lFKJIW2
By Shifra MincerWelcome to Barbara Kates-Garnick, new Massachusetts Undersecretary for Energy http://t.co/lFKJIW2 @MassDOER
What if? What if mechanical failure at a single point would automatically and instantaneously communicate to nearby nodes that a shutdown was necessary to prevent a truly widespread blackout?
If that were possible, power outages like the September 8, 15-hour blackout that affected an estimated 5 million customers, from southern California and Arizona to northern Mexico, and which may have incurred as much as $100 million in economic costs, would be completely avoidable. Keep reading →
Big one for big solar: DOE provides $1.2 B loan guarantee for Mojave concentrating solar project
By Shifra MincerBig one for big solar: DOE provides $1.2 B loan guarantee for Mojave concentrating solar project http://1.usa.gov/ndK9gD @mlamonica
