Department of Energy

noun

the department of the U.S. federal government that sets forth and maintains the national energy policy, including energy conservation, environmental protection, etc. DOE

A department of the federal executive branch responsible for developing policies for effective use of the nation's energy resources. The Department of Energy is involved in energy conservation, regulating oil pipelines, and encouraging research on new sources of energy.

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The Department of Energy Security confirmed to the BBC that with Wednesday's £14.2bn investment announcement, a total of £17.8bn of taxpayers' money had been put towards the project to date.

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Two decades later, the NIH and the Department of Energy began a 13-year effort to sequence the human genome, including through university-based research grants.

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A leaked list of pending program cuts from the Department of Energy includes 53 projects in California — more than any other state — as well as more projects in blue states than red ones.

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For decades, the Energy Information Administration, an independent agency housed inside the Department of Energy, has provided crucial reports on everything from oil and gas to the future of alternative energy.

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And the Department of Energy, home to a fourth climate modeling system, is also under budget pressure.

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