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February 7, 2011
Mechanics train with plasma arc cutting equipment at the Paducah Site | Courtesy of Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
240 Jobs Later: The Recovery Act’s Impact at the Paducah Site

Workers at the Department of Energy's Paducah Site are doing great things with the training they've received as part of the Recovery Act.

January 25, 2011
Watercolor print of the Aldo Leopold Nature Center (ALNC) with new facilities.
How a Wisconsin Nature Center is Leading by Example

With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, this Wisconsin nature center will be at the forefront in demonstrating the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to thousands of visitors every year.

January 20, 2011
Discover and Deliver: The Big Picture on Energy

Read Secretary Chu's take on how we're changing the way the Department of Energy works by creating new jobs, investing in the clean energy economy, and helping consumers save money while saving energy.

January 11, 2011
The back side of the Community Center in Largo, Florida.
Recovery Act Funding Helps City Open Energy Efficient Community Center

The City of Largo, Florida is celebrating the opening of its new energy efficient Community Center that will help the city save money by saving energy.

December 16, 2010
Changing the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Game in America's Heartland

One of the big reasons we became a global economic leader is because we built things faster and better than anyone else. Today, that global economic leadership is at a crossroads. That’s why the clean energy manufacturing industry that is expanding across the Midwest is so important.

December 3, 2010
1366 Technologies Shines a Light on American Innovation

An inside look at 1366 Technologies' innovative approach to solar manufacturing. Documenting how a $4 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), through the Recovery Act is helping to make their ambitious goal of producing “solar at the cost of coal” a reality.

December 3, 2010
Riding to Sustainability: Bike Sharing Takes Off

Thousands of Americans are switching to pedal power for their transportation needs as large-scale bicycle sharing programs sprout up throughout the country, making cities greener and residents healthier.

November 29, 2010
The Central Florida Energy Efficiency Alliance has started a “Kilowatt Crackdown” challenge to help reduce commercial energy use and an “Energy Specialist” program that trains college students on ENERGY STAR portfolio manager. | Photo courtesy of CFEEA
College Students to Central Florida: Go for ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’

Spend a summer interning at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., and you’re bound to start quoting Secretary Steven Chu’s well-known mantra to the people back home.

November 18, 2010
Cathy Zoi is Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Entrepreneurs Fueling Innovation

Earlier this week, I witnessed the next chapter of America’s love affair with the automobile here in the nation’s capital. I took part in a ribbon cutting at the first public curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging station, made possible by Coulomb Technologies.