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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

 

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DOE’s Office of Science to Award High Performance Computing Resources to Advance Scientific Research
(DOE Press Release) The U.S. Department of Energy announced today it is accepting proposals for a program to support high-impact scientific advances through the use of some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers at four of DOE’s national laboratories....5/13

LOCAL DOE:

With new seniority, Wamp could boost RRW
(Knoxville News Sentinel) U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp rises to a senior leadership position on the House Appropriations energy and water subcommittee, as he's expected to do in the next session of Congress, the Reliable Replacement Warhead could have a new champion....5/14

STATE & REGIONAL:

Legislators scrutinize budget
(Nashville Tennessean) Lawmakers burrowed into new budget figures on Tuesday, combing through Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposals to cut spending and closely questioning the state's chief financial officer about employee buyouts, TennCare and other budget revisions....5/14

TVA's net income decreases
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The Tennessee Valley Authority says that the Southern drought has forced it to reduce hydroelectric power generation and buy costly power from others, contributing to reduced net income....5/14
 

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL:

Quake Toll Rises; China Struggles to Reach Victims
(New York Times) Rescue workers struggled to reach the tens of thousands of people who remained buried after the earthquake as the death toll climbed above 15,000....5/14 [Registraton Required]

Clinton Handily Defeats Obama in West Virginia
(Washington Post) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton routed Sen. Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary yesterday, scoring one of her most lopsided victories of the long campaign even as she continued to battle overwhelming odds in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination....5/14 [Registraton Required]

ENERGY & SCIENCE POLICY:

Alexander and Gordon keep pressure on White House
(Venture Nashville) In ways both subtle and dramatic, Rep. Bart Gordon and Sen. Lamar Alexander are maintaining pressure to fund the nation's knowledge agenda...5/13

Inside Energy Extra - 5/13 A daily report on U.S. energy policy [pdf file; ORNL subscription - internal use]

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D
(New York Times) The WorldWide Telescope allows anyone to see stars and planets thousands of light-years away....5/13

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