News tagged with economic stimulus plan
Obama unveils historic power grid reform
President Barack Obama Tuesday announced the largest modernization of the US electricity grid in history, in a 3.4-billion-dollar bid to launch a new era of renewable energy consumption.
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Ground zero in timber wars shows signs of peace
(AP) -- On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and ...
Jun 21, 2009 |
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California's stem cell agency ponders its future
(AP) -- The creation of California's stem cell agency in 2004 was greeted by scientists and patients as a turning point in a field mired in debates about the destruction of embryos and hampered by federal research restrictions.
Mar 18, 2012 |
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Project to pour water into volcano to make power
(AP) -- Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 14, 2012 |
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Obama, Clinton to announce energy saving program
(AP) -- Enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a partner, President Barack Obama is announcing a $4 billion effort to increase the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, aiming for fuel savings ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Three DOE labs now connected with ultra-high speed network
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now supporting scientific research at unprecedented bandwidth speeds – at least ten times faster than commercial Internet providers – with a new network that connects thousands ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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New ultra-high speed network connection for researchers and educators
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the activation of an ultra-high speed network connection for scientists, researchers and educators at universities and National Laboratories that is at least ten times faster ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Unions continue to take a beating in post-recession climate, study shows
The Great Recession and ensuing job crisis continue to take a toll on union membership, according to UCLA's annual report on organized labor.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands (Update)
(AP) -- In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Why this love triangle works
The carnage on global stockmarkets following the US's debt ceiling fiasco and credit downgrade will only make Australians think about the country's future even less in terms of the US and even more in terms of China.
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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Moving data at the speed of science: Berkeley Lab lays foundation for 100 Gbps prototype network
The DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) today announced a major step toward creating one of the world's fastest scientific networks to accelerate research in fields ranging from advanced ...
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Russia gains edge in space race as US shuttle bows out
As the United States winds down its shuttle programme in a symbolic twist in a long-running space rivalry, Russia will gain complete control of access to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2011 |
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