Reuters’ transportation reporter John Crawley takes a look at how U.S. auto dealers are gearing up for a fight against the Obama…
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Smart grid: Obama pushes for speedier transmission lines
If there's one thing the Obama administration can do to push clean energy, it's make sure the necessary transmission lines get built. On Wednesday, the administration said it's starting a pilot project to speed up the approval and construction process of seven transmission lines.…
Read MoreWhat the Solyndra case says about the government and cleantech
A quick Google news search on Sunday of the term “Solyndra” produced 3,830 results, ahead of “Tom Cruise” (3,210) but still safely…
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While I was hesitant to write another post about Solyndra, it’s worth noting the day in which details of its bankruptcy filing…
Read MoreWill spectrum scarcity sink wireless access to content in the cloud?
Incumbent wireless service providers and a chorus of experts have warned of a looming spectrum crisis, which could threaten the success of cloud-based and other high-bandwidth offerings. A silver lining is on the horizon, however, in the form of policy and technological innovations.…
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Dave Hurst over at Pike Research had an excellent post this morning about how supply constraints are hurting the plug-in electric vehicle…
Read MoreUpdated: GOOD Buys Facebook Vet Chris Hughes’ Jumo
GOOD, the media platform whose tagline is "for people who give a damn," is acquiring Jumo, the social action site founded by Facebook (and O……
Read MoreDOE bets on lightweight steel for fuel efficient cars
Greener transportation doesn’t just involve electric vehicles and biofuels. Lighter weight steel can make a car more fuel efficient, too. That’s the idea behind the Wednesday announcement by the federal government to offer a $730 million loan to a steel maker Severstal in Michigan.…
Read MorePresident Obama’s Twitter Town Hall, a live streaming & big data mashup
Obama will have a virtual town hall meeting with Twitter Wednesday, as he uses social media to reach out to voters and constituents. But more importantly, the Twitter Town Hall will provide Obama and the White House with invaluable data about what voters are thinking about.…
Read MoreObama administration unveils programs to build the smart grid
As expected, at an event at the White House on Monday, Obama administration officials unveiled a slew of programs and initiatives that will aim to help add information technology to the power grid to make the grid more efficient and more secure.…
Read MoreHow YouTube Wants to Rock the Vote
YouTube will stream one of the final pre-primary debates between the GOP's contenders to challenge President Obama online, and the site will once again let users participate by asking the candidates questions. It's part of a bigger plan to ramp up election coverage on the site.…
Read MoreWhere to Watch Obama’s Town Hall Meeting Live Online
President Obama is coming to Facebook HQ tomorrow to answer questions about the economy and the budget in a special online town hall meeting. The event will also feature Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Obama may have to deal with questions about marijuana and gambling.…
Read MoreFederal ID Plan: No, It’s Not a Government ID Card
The Obama administration introduced its National Strategy on Trusted Identity in Cyberspace on Friday, and took pains to point out that this program will be led by the private sector, and isn't some kind of Big Brother-ish, government-issued ID card everyone will be forced to use.…
Read MoreTesla to Become the 4th American Automaker… Really?
Are we underestimating the electric car market? A bullish outlook from Morgan Stanley and President Obama’s energy speech apparently have raised that question, even though neither has made a good case for the answer to be “yes.”…
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I’m going to lean pretty heavily on the New York Times this morning, since it just released an energy special edition covering…
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President Barack Obama is giving a speech on energy this morning, a broad bill of particulars aimed at an overarching goal —…
Read MoreObama to Silicon Valley: A Side of Innovation Please?
Steve Jobs and several other tech industry leaders, including Google's Eric Schmidt and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, met last night with President Obama at the home of venture capitalist John Doerr. Subjects of discussion at the meeting included technological innovation and private sector job growth.…
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President Barack Obama’s proposed 2012 budget was unleashed yesterday, and it appears to be pretty good news for clean energy and green…
Read MoreDOE: How to Get to 1M Electric Cars by 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a report Tuesday that outlines how President Obama will achieve his goal of seeing 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015. The answer: combine the stimulus funding, with fuel economy standards, and more incentives.…
Read MoreObama’s Green Elephant in the Room: Oil
President Obama's State of the Union address called for 80 percent clean energy by 2035. While laudable, and reachable, the goal excludes 72 percent of petroleum's usage, and so far there are few good substitutes for petroleum as a transportation fuel.…
Read MoreBingaman: Don’t Expect an End to Oil Subsidies Anytime Soon
Last week President Obama unveiled the big picture for U.S. clean energy policy. But this week begins the long saga to actually reach those goals, and the path forward will be wrought with twists and turns and compromises.…
Read MoreEnergy Chief: The Long March to U.S. Clean Power Goals
Energy Secretary Steve Chu laid out near- to long-term research and deployment plans to meeting goals set by President Obama in his state of the union speech. Aside from solar, electric cars and energy efficiency measures, Chu also is bullish about nuclear power.…
Read MoreObama, Mobile Broadband Won’t Save Us
Last night in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama promoted jobs, high-speed rail and high-speed wireless access. I'm all for fast wireless broadband, but relying on wireless to solve this broadband gap is like relying on low-fat Twinkies to solve the obesity problem.…
Read MoreWhat Obama Really Meant: Cut Coal Waaay Down
President Obama went out of his way to include natural gas in his definition of clean energy in the State of the Union last night, quietly pointing to the fact that coal is the real problem, and also bringing attention to the debate over natural gas.…
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