Tag: ernest moniz

The Obama administration is reviving a green-technology loan program that became a magnet for GOP political attacks following the bankruptcy of Solyndra in 2011. Solyndra was among a number of green-energy or auto companies backed by the Obama administration that either collapsed or struggled badly, turning the program into a punching bag for Republicans and […]

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Four new nuclear reactors are under construction in the U.S., the first plants to be built in 30 years. Yet U.S. Secretary of EnergyErnest Moniz says when it comes to nuclear power in the U.S., “the long term trajectory remains quite uncertain.” Moniz speaks to Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson on a wide range of energy issues […]

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