Samuel Bodman

Bush administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases

Saturday, July 12, 2008 By DINA CAPPIELLO The Associated Press Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, left, and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, center, looked on as President Bush made a statement on energy Friday at the Energy...

Panel Cuts More Than 20 Percent

By Steve Tetreault By STEVE TETREAULT STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - A Senate panel on Tuesday chopped more than 20 percent from the Department of Energy's 2009 budget for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

Slow down and save

Tallahassee, Florida -- Travel may take a little longer but it could put more green in your pockets. A recent Congressional proposal by Senator John Warner (R-Va.) suggested lowering the speed limit could save gas and money. In...

Energy Department receives an EPA award

Published: July 9, 2008 at 3:58 PM WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says it has received a plaque from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizing its energy conservation practices. Energy...

Save Food, Save The World

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stated that the average household in the UK is wasting around 8 pound sterling per week on unnecessary food bills. As Brown and the rest of the G8 gather in Japan to discuss the world's...

Oh boy,,,,,What does the recent U.S. deal with North Korea have to do with Saudi Arabia?

Answer: Plenty. By agreeing to remove North Korea from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the United States is telling the world that a rogue state with nuclear weapons is not the worst that could happen. Iran is just...

Why markets are really crashing

In a way it captures the irony of our times. The impact of the Index Speculators These questions were brilliantly, factually and logically answered by Michael Masters, managing member of Masters Capital Management, in a...

Senator asks if nation's drivers should slow down

An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and, in turn possibly ease fuel prices. Sen. John Warner, R-Va., asked Energy...

Will the Next War for Oil Be in Africa?

Will the Next War for Oil Be in Africa? In recognition of “the emerging strategic importance of Africa,” in February 2007 President Bush ordered the creation of AFRICOM, the U.S. Africa Command. AFRICOM, like CENTCOM (Central...

Sandia Wins Three R&D 100 Awards

Every 12 months, teams of experts selected by Chicago-based R&D Magazine name their choices of the year's 100 most outstanding advances in applied technologies. Sandia National Laboratories researchers -- competing in an...