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Friday, February 17, 2012

President Obama's 2013 Energy Budget: Good News or Political Nothingness

President Obama's 2013 Energy Budget: Good News or Political Nothingness

President Barack Obama’s FY2013 budget includes $27.2 billion for the Department of Energy. US DOE says the budget priorities are focused on the ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy laid out in the President’s state of the union message. There are many lofty energy goals articulated in the budget: • R&D support for clean energy technologies including $276 million for clean coal and carbon capture and storage; $350 million for more ARPA-E early stage R&D;• Reduce the cost of solar energy by 75% and…Read more...

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