Agriculture and Energy Departments Announce New Investments to Drive Innovations in...
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2012 – As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to enhance U.S. energy security, reduce America's reliance on imported oil and leverage our domestic energy supply, while also supporting rural economies, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy today announced a $41 million investment in...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Obama Administration Efforts to Assist Farmers...
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new flexibility and assistance in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's major conservation programs to get much-needed help to livestock producers as the most wide-spread drought in seven decades intensifies in the United States....
Obama Administration Officials Discuss Navy's Successful Demonstration of Domestic Biofuel and...
WASHINGTON. D.C., July 19, 2012 – U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal held a conference call today to brief media on the demonstration in local operations of a U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group operating on advanced biofuel, and t...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Proposed Rule to Increase Energy Efficiency in...
WASHINGTON – July 17, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a proposed regulation that will to help rural homeowners and businesses make affordable energy improvements to their homes and buildings. This effort is expected to expand job opportunities in the construction industry and save homeowners and businesses money on their ene...
Update July 4, 2012: Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts...
WASHINGTON, July 4, 2012 -The U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense and FEMA continue to support efforts to protect life, public safety and aid in community recovery from wildfires in multiple Western states. Last Friday, President Obama approved a disaster declaration for Colorado providing additional support to...
Obama Administration Announces New Investments to Advance Biofuels Industry and Enhance...
WASHINGTON. D.C., July 2, 2012 – As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to deploying every available source of American energy and reducing our reliance on imported oil, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced new funding available to pursue new innovations in...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Boost Renewable Energy...
HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina, June 25, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected for funding 450 projects nationwide, including 31 in North Carolina, that are focused on helping agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy consumption and costs; use renewable energy technologies in their o...
Secretaries Vilsack and Salazar Announce Readiness For Wildfire Season
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today outlined the federal government's readiness for the wildland fire season to ensure protection for communities and restoration of forests and public lands across the country. The Secretaries were joined by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate,...
USDA Explores Feasibility of Alternative Energy Production at Airports
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012--A recent study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) highlights the potential for alternative energy production at airports. The study findings were published in an article titled “Airports Offer Unrealized Potential for Alternative En...
Obama Administration Announces New Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the Administration’s all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The projects funded thr...
