It's inauguration weekend, and hundreds of thousands are flocking to Washington D.C. to take part in the festivities. Live streams if the event are going to be available on the web, on iPads, mobile phones and connected devices.…
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Report: Energy Secretary Steven Chu to leave, end of a green era
Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu is leaving his position, and the news will be announced next week, reports Bloomberg. If true, it's an end of an era for the Obama Administration.…
Read MoreWhere to watch the 2012 third presidential debate live online
Monday night's third presidential debate is your last chance to see Obama and Romney duke it out in front of an audience of millions before election night. Our ultimate debate watching guide lists all the live streams, apps and fact checking feeds you need to know.…
Read MoreWhere to watch the 2012 second presidential debate live online
Live streams of the presidential debate? Check. Second screen apps that let you voice your opinion about either candidate's performance? Got it. Live-teweeting fact-checkers? Of course. A debate drinking game? Cheers! Our ultimate guide to watching the second presidential debate got all your needs covered.…
Read MoreWhere to watch the first 2012 presidential debate live online
Are you away from your TV when Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are going to face off during their first presidential debate this Wednesday? No worries, plenty of sites are providing live streams, combined with realt-ime fact checking and mobile cheering and booing.…
Read MoreNew report shows huge drop in startup jobs (but don’t just think tech)
A new report from the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank, shows that the number of jobs created by startups has fallen sharply since 2010. Small businesses are hiring again, so what is the particular problem with startups -- and why are they suffering even in a recovery?…
Read MoreWhat is combined heat & power & why does Obama like it?
At the end of the day, it may be the really boring stuff -- uh, industrial energy efficiency -- that does the most good and needs the most support.…
Read MoreFact-checking politics: Why we need “open journalism” more than ever
There has been a rush of fact-checking of recent comments made by Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan, but does this mean the traditional media's obsession with objectivity and the "view from nowhere" has changed? Not really -- which is why more alternative sources are necessary.…
Read MoreFeds recommend opening up the nation’s airwaves for shared use
In an aggressive proposal, the President’s Council of Advisors on Policy and Technology not only wants the administration to double the amount of federal spectrum being targeted for new mobile and wireless networks, but it also wants to make a good portion of those airwaves shared.…
Read MoreTwitter, World War II and the death of official secrets
The government's attempt to keep the president's trip to Afghanistan a secret was foiled by Twitter -- in the same week that the Associated Press apologized to the reporter it fired 67 years ago for breaking the embargo on the end of World War II.…
Read MoreFeds to carriers: Let’s share the airwaves
Federal spectrum managers on Tuesday recommended that a huge chunk of spectrum used by the 20 government agencies be made available to commercial mobile operations, but instead of clearing the those airwaves, the government is proposing the carriers and federal agencies share them.…
Read MoreObama administration to push big data agenda
Big data must really be big to get its own White House-sanctioned research and development initiative. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will host a live webcast Thursday to outline how the government can "help big data" efforts.…
Read MoreHow the natural gas craze will impact renewable energy
Natural gas is often described as a bridge fuel to get us through the transition from fossil fuels to renewables. But for many, it’s an abundant natural resource found on every continent that they hope will dominate the 21st century, as much as oil dominated the 20th century. A likely side effect of that will be that investment in renewables suffers.…
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It’s not surprising that energy is becoming a focal point of this year’s election with Republicans pushing for drilling in the Alaskan…
Read MoreVote for me: How data will change the 2012 elections
The files J. Edgar Hoover kept are nothing compared to the data collected by the Republican and Democratic campaigns in the coming 2012 elections. Thanks to tools such as Hadoop and Hive, campaigns can now predict how to target their campaigns. What's next?…
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Obama’s 2013 budget proposal is out and aside from some increases in support for many of the renewable energy programs the DOE…
Read MoreWhere to watch the 2012 State of the Union Address online
President Obama's State of the Union address will be carried on all the major broadcast networks, as well as on all the cable news channels. But if you're unable to watch on TV, the speech will be available online and on multiple mobile and connected platforms.…
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President Obama’s first ad buy is one touting his energy policy (watch it here). The day after his decision to nix the…
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The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration is announcing a rejection of a Canadian firm’s application to build the Keystone XL…
Read MoreThe next broadband battle: AT&T/Dish and Verizon/Cable
The business model for standalone wholesale wireless network operators is broken. But in the coming year a new and ultimately more successful model is poised to emerge, transforming the entire communications landscape as we know it Tim Farrar of Telecom, Media, and Finance Associates, Inc. explains.…
Read More4 ways technology will impact politics in 2012
Another election year is nearly upon us, and if the past is any lesson, new uses of technology will impact the outcome in many new and unpredictable ways.…
Read MoreCould e-books be a game-changer for 2012 Presidential candidates?
In today’s crowded media marketplace, presidential candidates (and their media consultants) have an almost mind-boggling number of mediums in which to get…
Read MoreCleantech: a question of national security
As the Solyndra fallout drags on, it's clear that the government’s support of cleantech is becoming increasingly political — as it should be. After all, the value of developing an economy not dependent on fossil fuels is ultimately about national security, which means it should be held to a different standard than, say, an economic stimulus package. Otherwise we're gambling with our own economic, social and political stability.…
Read More10 things that sold at Solyndra’s auction
Bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra held a two-day auction for part of its assets last week in an attempt to recoup some of its losses, and reportedly drew thousands of people looking for both bargains and gear with Solyndra logos. Here's 10 things that were bought.…
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