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February 24, 2006
A Look At The U.S. Department of Energy Funding
An embarrassing moment for President Bush recently: With all his talk about increased alternative energy funding (22% increase in funding which he told the nation about in his state of the union), the budget for the National Renewable Energy Lab was recently cut by $28 million. Bush today gave NREL $5 million so that they could re-hire the workers that were laid off, but as the Oil Drum points out, this is probably at the expense of another Department of Energy project. Perhaps not though: "Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., co-chairman of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, said the government has funded only one-third of the money the 2005 energy bill authorized for renewable energy and energy efficiency".It seems as if there has been an increased focus on energy funding lately. So, how has the Department of Energy's funding changed over the years?
D.O.E. funding, 2006 base year. Src: U.S. Budget
Posted by dymaxion at February 24, 2006 02:17 PM