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Secretary Chu Announces Second Round of ?America?s Next Top Energy Innovator? on One Year Anniversary of the White House Startup America Initiative
Secretary Chu Announces Second Round of ?America?s Next Top Energy Innovator? on One Year Anniversary of the White House Startup America InitiativeInnovative Startup Companies Can More Easily Access Laboratory Inventions to Create New Businesses, Products
Source: Energy.gov

Salazar, Chu Flip Switch on 65% Energy Savings
Salazar, Chu Flip Switch on 65% Energy SavingsEnergy-Efficient LED Lights Illuminated in Ceremony on National Mall
Source: Energy.gov

Secretary Chu and Energy Department Officials to ...
Secretary Chu and Energy Department Officials to Continue Post-State of the Union Efforts to Highlight Obama Administration?s Commitment to American EnergyEnergy Secretary Steven Chu, Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman and other senior Energy Department officials will participate in events across the country to highlight President Obama?s State of the Union address and discuss the Obama Administration?s commitment to American energy.
Source: Energy.gov

NASA Deputy Administrator VisitsAurora Flight Sciences Highlights Importance Of Technology In An American Economy Built To Last
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will visit Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Va., on Jan. 27 to highlight how government can partner with small business to help create the jobs of the future through investment in science and technology.
Source: NASA

NASA Releases First Multi-Player Facebook Game
NASA has launched its first multi-player online game to test players' knowledge of the space program.
Source: NASA

Energy Department, Volvo Partnership Builds More Efficient Trucks and Manufacturing Plants
Energy Department, Volvo Partnership Builds More Efficient Trucks and Manufacturing PlantsActing Under Secretary of Energy Arun Majumdar joined with North Carolina Congressman Howard Coble (NC-6) to tour the Volvo Group?s truck headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and highlight the blueprint for an America built to last laid out by President Obama in his State of the Union address.
Source: Energy.gov

Texas Students to Speak Live With Space Station Crew
Fifth- through eighth-grade students at Asa Low Intermediate School in Mansfield, Texas, will speak with NASA?s Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 11:50 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Source: NASA

Energy Department Releases Study of Electricity System Ahead of Proposed EPA Air QualityStandards
Energy Department Releases Study of Electricity System Ahead of Proposed EPA Air Quality StandardsIn anticipation of forthcoming Environmental Protection Agency proposals for clean air standards, DOE released a new report examining the potential impact those proposed standards could have on the reliability of our nation?s energy systems.
Source: Energy.gov

Astronaut Jerry Ross, First Seven-Time Flier, Retires
Jerry Ross, the first person to launch into space seven times, has retired from NASA. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Ross spent almost 1,400 hours in space and conducted nine spacewalks to rank third on the list of most extravehicular activity time in space.
Source: NASA

Department of Energy Launches Initiative with Industry to Better Protectthe Nation?s Electric Grid from Cyber Threats
Department of Energy Launches Initiative with Industry to Better Protect the Nation?s Electric Grid from Cyber Threats As part of the Obama Administration?s efforts to enhance the security and reliability of the nation?s electrical grid, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced an initiative to further protect the electrical grid from cyber attacks.
Source: Energy.gov