Rep. Burgess: DOE Building Is A Crime Scene

During a hearing on Solyndra Friday with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said more money should have been taken from the DOE loan guarantee program and the building should be marked as a crime scene. (0:49)

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We Are Cutting Back In Multiple Areas, Says Chu

Deparment of Energy Secretary Steven Chu emphasizes the importance of responsibility to taxpayers in his testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Wednesday. (0:34)

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Secretary Steven Chu jokes while at energy conference

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Today while at the Energy Information Administration annual conference, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu jokes about airplanes mating while making a larger point on how science can learn from nature.

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Tax incentives will not spur renewable energy generation

Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, says that while tax incentives have had some influence in the creation of alternative energy, they are not strong enough incentives in the current economic environment (0:42).
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U.S. needs to use fossil fuels for time being

Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, pressed the importance of maintaining an adequate supply of conventional energy, noting that while the goal of energy policy is to move away from the use of fossil fuels, the transition will take time and policy needs to be in place to secure energy supplies in the meantime (0:40).
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