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Friday, February 10, 2006 Roadblocks
Contributing to Natural Gas Price Hikes Identified
by Argonne, Acted on by Congress
More than 40 roadblocks to U.S.
natural gas exploration, production and transportation
have been identified that may contribute to
gas price hikes in a recent report by Argonne
researchers. Though unlikely to affect this
year's costs – which are predicted to cost
on average 38 percent more than last year, according
to the Energy Information Administration –
Congress is already writing and passing legislation
consistent with the report's findings. Thursday, February 9, 2006 Department
of Energy Conducts Energy Saving Assessment
at Alsip Paper Condominium Association Facility
in Alsip, IL
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
announced that an industrial Energy Saving Assessment
was conducted this week at the Alsip Paper Condominium
Association facility in Alsip, Illinois, as
part of the comprehensive national energy efficiency
effort being undertaken by the Bush administration.
Through no-cost assessments, DOE is working
with major manufacturing facilities to identify
opportunities to save energy and money, primarily
by focusing on steam and process heating systems.
Monday, February 6, 2006
Department
of Energy Requests $23.6 Billion for FY 2007
U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
has announced President Bush’s Fiscal Year
(FY) 2007 Budget for the Department of Energy
(DOE) requests $23.6 billion, a $124 million
increase over the FY 2006 request. The FY 2007
budget request makes bold investments to improve
America’s energy security while protecting
our environment, puts policies in place that
foster continued economic growth, spurs scientific
innovation and discovery, and addresses the
threat of nuclear proliferation. These funds
directly advance the goals of the Advanced Energy
Initiative, which aims to break America’s
dependence on foreign sources of energy; and
the American Competitiveness Initiative, which
encourages innovation to strengthen our nation’s
ability to compete in the global economy - both
announced in President Bush’s State of
the Union Address on January 31, 2006.
Department
of Energy Announces New Nuclear Initiative
As part of President Bush’s Advanced Energy
Initiative, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
announced a $250 million Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
request to launch the Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership (GNEP). This new initiative is a
comprehensive strategy to enable the expansion
of emissions-free nuclear energy worldwide by
demonstrating and deploying new technologies
to recycle nuclear fuel, minimize waste, and
improve our ability to keep nuclear technologies
and materials out of the hands of terrorists.
FY
2007 Office of Science Budget Presentation by
Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Director, Office of Science
Thursday, February 2, 2006 U.S.
Department of Energy Requests $4.1 Billion Investment
As Part of the American Competitiveness Initiative
As part of the American Competitiveness
Initiative, U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel
W. Bodman today announced that the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2007 budget requests $4.1 billion for the
Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of
Science, a $505 million (14.1%) increase over
FY 2006 funding. This budget puts DOE’s
Office of Science on the path to doubling its
budget by FY 2016. The increased funding represents
a major contribution to our national investment
in basic science research - research critical
to ensuring American competitiveness in the
world, and to enhancing our energy security
in the years ahead. DOE
Strengthens Rules Governing Worker Safety
Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced
regulations aimed at improving worker safety
across the Department of Energy complex. This
rule establishes a uniform set of standards
that will require department-wide compliance
and monetary fines for contractors who fail
to apply these regulations.
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