Browsing all articles from February, 2010.
Secretaries Donovan and Chu Announce Partnership to Help Working Families Weatherize Their Homes
Philadelphia, PA – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced a major partnership between HUD and DOE that will streamline and better coordinate federal weatherization efforts to make it much easier for families to weatherize their homes and spur a new home energy efficiency industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs.
Department of Energy Announces Key Additions to Public Affairs Staff
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Energy announced key staff additions to the Office Public Affairs: Dan Leistikow, Director of Public Affairs; Tom Reynolds, Deputy Director of Public Affairs; Stephanie Mueller, Press Secretary; and Tiffany Edwards, Deputy Press Secretary.
Statement of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on President Obama’s Budget Blueprint
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary Chu made a statement on the budget blueprint announced by President Obama, which builds on the important investments included in the President’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
DOE Secretary Chu Announces Changes to Expedite Economic Recovery Funding
WASHINGTON D.C. – Two days after President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a sweeping reorganization of the Department of Energy’s dispersal of direct loans, loan guarantees and funding contained in the new recovery legislation.
Energy Department, Northwest Food Processors Association Set Energy Efficiency Goals for Industry
PORTLAND, OR – DOE and the Northwest Food Processors Association set ambitious goals to reduce energy use and carbon emissions in the industrial sector.