Topic: Energy Department
July 29, 2009
Energy Department rejects loan to uranium facility the president promised to support
The Obama Energy Department rejected loan guarantees for the construction of an Ohio plant to produce uranium fuel for nuclear reactors. As a candidate, President Obama told Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland the plant had his full support and that he would push the loan guarantees through.
February 19, 2009
Energy secretary ‘naive’ about his job
Energy Secretary Steven Chu cited his own “naiveté” for saying that oil production was not in his domain.