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Business

Abound Solar Executives Grilled During Oversight Committee Hearing

Nathan Heffel

Executives of the now bankrupt Longmont-based Abound Solar faced tough questions by US House Republicans Wednesday during testimony before an Oversight鈥�

Environment

CSU Awarded Competitive Grant for Natural Gas Technology

Erin O'Toole

The U-S Department of Energy is awarding Colorado State University a $700,000 grant for work on developing more consumer-friendly compressed natural gas鈥�

Without a centralized national repository for nuclear waste, the radioactive material is currently being kept at various sites across the country. Above, large concrete canisters, each holding 14 55-gallon drums of waste, are loaded on a truck in 2005 in Richland, Wash., where they were later shipped to a facility in New Mexico.

NPR News

How To Find A New Nuclear Waste Site? Woo A Town

Christopher Joyce

Community opposition helped sink plans for a nuclear waste repository in Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Meanwhile, thousands of tons of radioactive waste are piling up at temporary storage sites around the country. As the U.S. once again looks for a new permanent storage site, an expert panel says local buy in will be key.

Michael Kostrzewa, senior research associate in mechanical engineering talking with students about sawmill operations during an assessment to a lumber company in Saguache.

Education

DOE Grant Helps CSU Students Learn While Improving Business Efficiency

Brian Larson

The U.S. Department of Energy is continuing to fund a program at Colorado State University that connects mechanical engineering students with鈥�

Veterans Green Jobs鈥� Jordan Latva installs sheet metal, isolating a pipe that transports hot furnace gases. The work is done before blowing additional insulation material into the attic of a low-income home.

With One Year of Stimulus Left, Low-Income Weatherization Industry Looks to Future

Grace Hood

If you want to see stimulus dollars at work, take a visit to the Denver-based nonprofit Veterans Green Jobs. Two and a half years ago, the organization鈥�