IMPACT: Green groups challenge EPA's air pollution exemption for biomass power plants

By Ronnie Greene

Lawsuits challenge "politically favored" clean energy that isn't so clean - biomass plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… rural areas, already provide some 2 percent of the nation’s energy, the Department of Energy estimates.  The proportion could reach 15 percent by 2020 as the gove …"

Federal fracking response could be years away

By Evan Bush

In safety demo, Halliburton worker swigs fracking fluid - a sign of industry assurance. Little stands in way of natural gas extraction boom.

Big oil wields ultra deep influence

By Laura Peterson

Legislators push for energy industry tax breaks, regulatory changes to hunt for oil at the bottom of the sea

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… duction, but there is consensus that the day is unnervingly near: the U.S. Department of Energy and the International Energy Agency date it sometime after 2030 , while co …"

"… by the 1980s prospectors had moved into "deep" waters (defined by the U.S. Department of Energy as beyond 1,300 feet), using 3-D seismic imaging to help find reserves ben …"

"… The act led to a burst of deepwater exploration, but, according to a 2000 Department of Energy report, development was still "not proceeding fast enough to meet the econ …"

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A pipeline of influence

By Kevin Bogardus

Even before he became VP, Dick Cheney and Bush fundraisers were crafting national energy policy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… l and gas industry executives to draft reports and recommendations for the Department of Energy—plans that would ultimately be rolled into the Bush Administration's ene …"

"… provided copies of the [1999 natural gas report] through the chain in the Department of Energy and also to the Vice President's office, and it's clear that a lot of thes …"

Big oil spends $400,000 on government junkets

By Daniel Lathrop

Legislators taken to NASCAR races, "Wildcatters Ball"

Excerpts from this story referencing "The United States Energy Association":

"… t Congress and Congressional staffers attend industry events." * The United States Energy Association is an industry group, but the travel in question was funded through a U.S. …"

Windfalls of war: Pentagon's no-bid contracts triple in 10 years of war

By Sharon Weinberger

Since 9/11, Pentagon's no-bid military contracts have tripled -- to $140 billion
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Obama-backed solar firm collapses after big federal loan guarantee

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Instead of creating jobs, heralded renewable energy firm puts people out of work. For how much will taxpayers be on the hook?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… .”Its statement did not mention the $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy.“We have always recognized that not every one of the innovative companie …"

"… d Budget viewed the loan guarantee as a greater risk to taxpayers than the Department of Energy had. That assessment forced the government to set aside millions more in c …"

"… e hook with Solyndra’s collapse? The OMB referred calls Wednesday to the Department of Energy. A DOE spokesman did not answer the question.The San Jose Mercury News des …"

Windfalls of war: Pentagon's competition for contracts abysmal compared to other agencies

By Sharon Weinberger

Pentagon's record of competitive contracts is poor compared to other agencies

White House had role in federal benefit for failed solar company, House investigators say

By Matthew Mosk and Ronnie Greene

House panel says evidence shows White House played role in decision to provide loan guarantee to politically connected solar firm

Politically-connected solar firm secured low interest government loan before collapsing

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Politically-connected Solyndra got half-billion dollars at cut rate interest – and likely won’t repay taxpayers first

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… ir."There were warning signs about the deal from the start, when Obama’s Department of Energy pitched its first energy loan guarantee as a symbol of the expanding green …"

"… ate – are worked out as part of the negotiation between the borrower and Department of Energy. One part of the equation on setting such rates, the expert said, is how m …"

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