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-	<big><big>[http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/cnhi/valdostadailytimes/opinion/local_story_082235631.html OUR OPINION: Smart growth vs. sprawl]</big></big>	+	<big><big>[http://www.energy.gov/news/3439.htm DOE Announces $52.5 Million Solicitation for Basic Hydrogen Research Supporting President Bush’s Advanced Energy Initiative]</big></big>
-	<small>The Valdosta Daily Times</small>	+	<small>U.S. Department of Energy</small>
-	''A point that was stressed this week during another public meeting on the Greater Lowndes 2030 Comprehensive Plan is that smart growth is concerned with ...''	+	''DETROIT , MI - Secretary Bodman announced a three-year, $52.5 million solicitation to support new innovations in hydrogen technology.  The solicitation, to be released later this month, supports President Bush’s Advanced Energy Initiative - which seeks to reduce dependence on foreign oil - and will support research to assist in overcoming the scientific challenges associated with the production, use and storage of hydrogen.''
-	<big><big>[http://www.enn.com/aff.html?id=1188 Scientists Hail San Francisco's Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan]</big></big>	+	<big><big>[http://www.energy.gov/news/3419.htm Energy Department Provides $140.3 Million to Low-Income Families for Home Weatherization]</big></big>
-	<small>By the Center for Biological Diversity</small>	+	<small>U.S. Department of Energy</small>
-	''Three independent scientific reviews of San Francisco's Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan reached a common conclusion this week: San Francisco's progressive plan to protect the Bay Area's most imperiled wildlife and plants is based on sound science ...''	+	''WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced $140.3 million in weatherization program grants to 31 states and the Navajo Nation to make energy efficiency improvements in homes of low-income families; weatherization can reduce an average home’s energy costs by $358 annually. Total Fiscal Year 2006 funding is $243 million and will provide weatherization to approximately 96,560 homes.''
-	<big><big>[http://www.sierraclub.org/population/ Populations]</big></big>	+	<big><big>[http://www.energy.gov/news/3499.htm DOE Gasoline Price Watch Website and Hotline]</big></big>
-	<small>Sierra Club</small>	+	<small>U.S. Department of Energy</small>
-	''The Global Population and Environment Program works to inform Sierra Club members, as well as the general public about population-environment connections and to motivate citizens to take action. Through public events, speaking engagements, media outreach, publications and partnering with like-minded organizations, Sierra Club works to generate a greater public awareness and a demand for action on the part of decision-makers....''	+	''WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman today is reminding consumers about the Department of Energy’s (DOE) gasoline price reporting system. Consumers can report activity at local gasoline filling stations that they believe may constitute “gouging” or “price fixing” by visiting http://gaswatch.energy.gov/.''
-	<big><big>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/0227_060227_hurricane_coast.html?source=rss Hurricanes vs. Homes: Should Building on U.S. Coasts Be Stopped?]</big></big>	+	<big><big>[http://www.energy.gov/news/3507.htm DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve Contractor Receives the Baldrige Award]</big></big>
-	<small>Willie Drye for National Geographic News February 27, 2006</small>	+	<small>U.S. Department of Energy</small>
-	''In the wake of last year's unprecedented hurricane damage in the United States, questions are being raised about whether rebuilding should be allowed on some of the most vulnerable coastlines...''	+	''WASHINGTON, DC – Vice President Richard Cheney today presented DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company, operator of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.  The Baldrige award is the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence and ...''
-	<big><big>[http://www.enn.com/alt.html?id=444 China Makes Stable Energy Supplies Top Priority for Economic Planning]</big></big>
-	<small>Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press February 21, 2006</small>	+	<big><big> </big></big>
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-	''China needs new technologies and more diverse sources of energy to ensure adequate, sustainable power for its booming economy -- a challenge offering new opportunities for foreign investment and cooperation, Chinese and European officials said Monday...''

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DOE Announces $52.5 Million Solicitation for Basic Hydrogen Research Supporting President Bush’s Advanced Energy Initiative

U.S. Department of Energy

DETROIT , MI - Secretary Bodman announced a three-year, $52.5 million solicitation to support new innovations in hydrogen technology. The solicitation, to be released later this month, supports President Bush’s Advanced Energy Initiative - which seeks to reduce dependence on foreign oil - and will support research to assist in overcoming the scientific challenges associated with the production, use and storage of hydrogen.

Energy Department Provides $140.3 Million to Low-Income Families for Home Weatherization

U.S. Department of Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced $140.3 million in weatherization program grants to 31 states and the Navajo Nation to make energy efficiency improvements in homes of low-income families; weatherization can reduce an average home’s energy costs by $358 annually. Total Fiscal Year 2006 funding is $243 million and will provide weatherization to approximately 96,560 homes.

DOE Gasoline Price Watch Website and Hotline

U.S. Department of Energy

WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman today is reminding consumers about the Department of Energy’s (DOE) gasoline price reporting system. Consumers can report activity at local gasoline filling stations that they believe may constitute “gouging” or “price fixing” by visiting http://gaswatch.energy.gov/.

DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve Contractor Receives the Baldrige Award

U.S. Department of Energy

WASHINGTON, DC – Vice President Richard Cheney today presented DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company, operator of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige award is the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence and ...