“Science and innovation cannot flourish in the dark—they require openness, scrutiny, and reexamination so that we can build on them to create the knowledge and technologies that will change the world.” 

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said “Science and innovation cannot flourish in the dark—they require openness, scrutiny, and reexamination so that we can build on them to create the knowledge and technologies that will change the world.”   Read the full article here U.S. Department of Energy Releases Plan to Ensure Free, Immediate, and … Read more

“By US standards, this is one of the most ambitious existing-building emissions regulations to date, and complex details will need to be resolved.”

Holly Samuelson, a research faculty member at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, in an e-mail stated: “By US standards, this is one of the most ambitious existing-building emissions regulations to date, and complex details will need to be resolved. However, any realistic path to avoiding the most severe consequences of climate change involves … Read more

“We’ve very clearly said the conversion from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, it has to be a just transition.” 

UAW Vice President Mike Booth, who will lead negotiations with GM in contract talks that are tentatively scheduled to begin July 17, said the key to negotiations will be to make sure all workers have jobs in the transition to EVs. “We’ve very clearly said the conversion from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, it has … Read more

“There’s no question that clean manufacturing, involving EVs, battery storage for mobility and energy, is the leading new investment and job creator.”

Matt Kisber, who co-founded Nashville-based solar developer Silicon Ranch, said after leaving public office serving as the economic development lead for former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen (D): “There’s no question in Tennessee that clean manufacturing, involving EVs, battery storage for mobility and energy, is the leading new investment and job creator in the state and … Read more

“This is an enormous opportunity. It’s going to require not just a whole-of-government effort but a whole-of-America effort to get us there.”

Originally published in E&E News, Jennifer Granholm said, “This is an enormous opportunity. It’s going to require not just a whole-of-government effort but a whole-of-America effort to get us there.” Read the full article here: DOE finalizes national hydrogen road map – E&E News (eenews.net)

“We disagree on a lot of things on this committee, but I do believe bipartisan support for nuclear power hasn’t been this strong since I’ve been in Congress for the last 13 years.”

Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, said “We disagree on a lot of things on this committee, but I do believe bipartisan support for nuclear power hasn’t been this strong since I’ve been in Congress for the last 13 years.” House hearing highlights rising bipartisan support for nuclear energy amid wave of policy actions | Utility Dive

“I called this hearing to set the table for what I hope will be bipartisan, durable policy-making in this Congress to expand American nuclear energy and its many benefits for the nation.”

Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and chairman of the Energy, Climate and Grid Security subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee said “I called this hearing to set the table for what I hope will be bipartisan, durable policy-making in this Congress to expand American nuclear energy and its many benefits for the nation.” House hearing … Read more

“We’ve got to have these conversations years in advance, not three months in advance… addressing the problems of getting to scale, and then sustaining scale when we get there.”

“We’ve got to have these conversations years in advance, not three months in advance,” EPRI Director of Transportation Britta Gross said. “it’s all about addressing the problems of getting to scale, and then sustaining scale when we get there,” Gross said. Read the full article from Utility Dive EPRI launches 3-year initiative to address grid constraints, … Read more