The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a part of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, will invest $41 million in Recovery
Act funds to reduce its backlog of applications for renewable
energy projects. The Interior Department is also establishing
four new Renewable Energy Coordination Offices to help cut
through the red tape.

Drawing in part on Recovery Act funds, DOE plans to invest
$777 million to support 46 new Energy Frontier Research
Centers for the next five years. The new centers will study
top energy challenges such as solar energy, biofuels,
solid-state lighting, hydrogen storage, and electrical energy
storage.

Clean energy is good for human health, so it makes sense for
healthcare leaders to want to use clean energy in their
hospitals. The new Hospital Energy Alliance will promote the
use of energy efficiency and renewable energy in hospitals by
bringing together national healthcare leaders and DOE.