Green Jobs--A Cautionary Tale

Posted March 9, 2010 9:34 AM by Brad Smith
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The New York Times is running an interesting article on the emergence of the solar power industry in Spain.  It is a cautionary tale for the U.S.  Can the U.S. promote green jobs without creating a bursting economic bubble?  I encourage you to read the ...
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Methane on the Rise

Posted March 5, 2010 3:20 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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Bad news on the climate change front.  A report out of Science Magazine (subscription required - sorry) today is pretty grim.  Here is the abstract to the ...
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Put DOE on your Graduate Fellowship List

Posted March 5, 2010 8:21 AM by Kevin Kuhn
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I remember filling out the applications for the NSF, DOD, and ...
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Boom Blox - the energy of tomorrow?

Posted February 26, 2010 2:46 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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Hat tip to my dad for forwarding me this great article...
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BERAC and the Budget

Posted February 25, 2010 9:05 AM by Kevin Kuhn
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Here is a followup to yesterday's entry about BERAC.
 
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President Obama Speaks with Business Roundtable

Posted February 25, 2010 8:58 AM by Brad Smith
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Yesterday, President Obama gave a speech to the Business Roundtable.  He spoke of common concerns and challanged the group to work with him to overcome their differences.  He also spoke about the need for innovation and education--below is a section of the speech that deals with competitiveness issues.
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What is a BERAC again?

Posted February 24, 2010 4:06 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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As Brad mentioned yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the BERAC meeting this week....

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Live from BERAC - DOE's Biological and Environmental advisory Committee.

Posted February 23, 2010 1:52 PM by Brad Smith
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Kevin Kuhn is currently attending the Department of Energy's BERAC meeting and he has asked me to post some of the issues being discussed at the meeting. 
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PBS NOVA and Extreme Ice

Posted February 17, 2010 8:29 AM by Brad Smith
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Did anyone watch PBS' NOVA last night about the melting arctic ice? I thought it was fantastic, what did you think?  If you did not see it you can learn more ...
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More Physics on the Chemistry Blog

Posted February 17, 2010 8:07 AM by Kevin Kuhn
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I just read a pretty good article from National Geographic - Fusion Power A Step Closer After Giant Laser Blast...
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