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Energy Secretary: 'The basic science behind climate change is simple'
2013-09-18 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will testify Wednesday about the White House climate policy agenda, but hell clear his throat by telling Republicans that the debate about whether climate change is real is over. His prepared testimony for a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing later Wednesday states, the evidence is overwhelming, the science is clear and calls the threat urgent. The basic science behind climate change is simple: greenhouse gases make the earth warmer, and we are emitting...
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Energy secretary: Natural gas helps battle climate change - for now
2013-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the U.S. natural-gas boom is helping the nation battle climate change despite concerns about leakage of the potent greenhouse gas methane from well sites. His remarks show that although the Obama administration is studying methane questions, Moniz doesnt believe the emissions erode the climate advantage of natural gas compared to carbon-heavy coal it's displacing in power generation. My look at the evidence to date suggests that this in no way eliminates the...
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Energy Secretary Moniz says Obama is not waging war on coal
2013-07-02 18:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Coal lovers can breathe easy (as long as they`re not downwind of a coal-fired power plant, that is). President Obama`s new energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, has dismissed conservative claims that his boss is waging a war on coal, assuring Americans that the dirtiest fossil fuel will remain a vital part of America`s energy mix in the years to come. From Reuters: Obama "expects fossil fuels, and coal specifically, to remain a significant contributor for some time," Moniz told Reuters in Vienna,...
New Energy Secretary Moniz is all about energy efficiency
2013-05-23 13:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The cleanest electricity is no electricity at all - a fact that is not lost on new Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. During his first speech after being sworn into his new post, Moniz said energy efficiency would be one of his top priorities. From Greentech Media: Secretary Moniz spoke to a crowd at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum about his upcoming agenda as secretary. "Efficiency is going to be a big focus going forward," he said. "I just don`t see the solutions to our biggest energy...
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Energy Secretary Nominee Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing
2013-04-10 18:32:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Energy secretary nominee Dr. Ernest Moniz answered questions from members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee during the confirmation hearing yesterday read more
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