DOE Highlights Energy in the Recovery Act

A good chunk of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), aka "the Stimulus bill" has gone toward the research and development of renewable energy.  With that in mind, the ...
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Arden Bement saying goodbye to NSF

Arden Bement, the Director of the National Science Foundation since 2004, will be leaving at the end of his term in June to pursue a new opportunity: He has been named to lead...
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ACS Response to the President's Budget

The American Chemical Society has responded to President Obama's budget.  In short, the budget was a pleasant surprise this week.
 
Here is the comment by Joseph S. Francisco, Ph.D., President, American Chemical Society:
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Solar Energy Technology and Clean Energy Jobs

I had the great opportunity to sit in on a hearing in the Senate last week....

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Budget Day, Part 3

If you are following Brad's posts here and...
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Shameless Plug--ACS Webinars

Once a week the American Chemical Society hosts webinars that connect scientists with subject experts and global thought leaders in chemical sciences, management, and business, these webinars are typically held on Thursdays at 2:00 PM ET....

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Budget Day, Part 2

The President's Budget is now available online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2011/assets/message.pdf...
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Budget Day

President Obama releases his budget today.  We are looking at the R&D and STEM Education portions of the budget now.  In the meantime the Washington Post...
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President's Budget to Be Released Monday, Feb. 1

The White House will release the President's FY 2011 Budget on Monday, Feb. 1. Federal agencies are scheduled to hold individual briefings throughout the afternoon.  We will update you on the budget proposals as we get them.
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Rebirth of the Forest after the Fire

Not too much commentary on this one.  In short, I think this is...
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