it is the responsibility of the department of energy. as you know, we are positive on nuclear power in the future. whatever occurs, is the department of energy's responsibility to deal with the waste. >> my time is expired. >> i thank you very much. senator johnson? >> secretary chu, welcome. i am pleased to see doe with their continuing support for deep drilling in south dakota. i appreciate that your agency included $15 million for the project in your f y 12 budget request. i understand doe is nearing conclusion of an internal review of the project. i am interested in its results, specifically, could you talk about how doe is prepared to work with the project team to ensure that your recommendations are known and included in future construction funding? >> i know we are undergoing this review and have not specifically spoken about this yet. the national science foundation is having some second thoughts which is discouraging to us about that. especially since they started this. in any case, we are trying to figure out a path forward on t

department of energy administered grant in the amount of $951,500 to conduct a brown grease recovery and biofuel demonstration project. supervisor avalos: very good. >> good morning. my name is terry leigh. i have been the project manager for the biodiesel demonstration. the resolution before you would allow the city to retroactively except and expand approximately $951,500 in department of energy funds for demonstrations. awarded in 2009, the department of energy became very busy in awarding and expanding the american recovery and investment act funds to route 2002. which is why we are now able to accept this grant. these funds would allow for boundaries, restaurant trap ways, to be converted into clean burning biodiesel. it is important for the city because the san francisco public utilities commission sewer department spent $3.5 million each year addressing greece blockage in the sewers. in addition, fed and cisco has successfully transitioned its vehicle fleet from diesel to cleaner burning biodiesel. this demonstration furnishes technology that would allow the city to recover wh

i am part of a program that the department of energy is involved in the department of energy is part of the u.s. government and so the medical program provides ongoing monitoring for radiation related of this for the people around the lab and you do it if you have one this is about break i mean yes birth defects now. it's about getting into me and it is a classic line of it and i think you have heard about people like that even play it right i'm not sure if you're familiar with the player seven report in this report it did see very clearly that there's genetic mutations there are changes biologically by relation and they've shown it plants mice in bacteria so if you follow that through then there probably is genetic instead of transmitted by you know enough radiation a much radiation that takes it didn't comment in there but in your mind you know being a woman will that affect your children i can see from the bare seventy four i don't know. it's never been short to see yes but it's also been ever shown to see no. mainly i said of the woman no i'm wrong is that it's nearly a woman to

could you share with us how the department of energy is working, particularly with the department of the interior, which has some permitting responsibilities, but other federal partners as well, like the national science foundation, fish and wildlife service says. >> yes, i think because these are in federal waters that this department of the interior's jurisdiction that i are very supportive of this, but of course you have to go through necessary requirements because exactly what you said they are, there could be environmental concerns. you have to make sure their thoughtful about them. there's a general knowledge meant to be get the type elegy to work and so it's research. the opportunity for offshore wind in deepwater wind as they are close to population centers. deciding problems are not as create. environmentally, we made sure that's okay. the opportunities are great, but it's a point of reliability and technology. and so, that is why we chose to shift the research of unsure wins as a mature technology. so focus on the more innovative aspects and that's when we reposition the pr

energy programs. my last observation is that outside of nnsa the department of energy's budget does not provide a five-year spending plan. without this planet makes it difficult to buy off on committing to programs that create large out your applications. so joining us today is of course dr. steven chu, the secretary of energy. i have the greatest and -- respect and fondness for secretary chu. and full disclosure i want to say that. i happen to meet him when he was the head of the lawrence berkeley labs and his achievements are many market and some quite astounding. so we all grant that you are a most brilliant secretary, secretary chu and we are delighted to have you here. but let me turn to senator alexander for his remarks if i might. >> thank you madam chairman. when i was the education secretary and was in your shoes i didn't get that kind of complement from the chairman of the committee so i'm a little jealous. [laughter] but i agree with her. i think dr. chu you are one of the president's best appointees and you have been a terrific leader and i am glad that you are spending this part of your life i

this is the responsibility of the department of energy. as you know, we are positive on nuclear power in the future, and whatever occurs it is the department of energy's responsibility to do -- deal with the waste. >> madam chairman, my time has expired. >> i thank you very much, senator cochran. senator johnson. >> secretary chu, welcome. i'm pleased to see d.o.e. is continuing its support for the deep onground science and engineering laboratory in south dakota. i appreciate your -- that your agency included $15 million for the project in your f.y. 2012 budget request. i understand d.o.e. is nearing conclusion of an internal review of the project and am interested in its results. specifically, could you talk about how d.o.e. is prepared to work with the project team to ensure that your recommendations are known and included in future financial and construction planning? >> well, first, i know we're undergoing this review and have not specifically spoken with bill about this. we are working, though, as you well know, national science founda

interior to the department of congress, to the department of state, department of energies, department of transportation. energy is spread all over the executive branch. they're not famous in any administration for working together. they each have their congressional charters to do what they do. second question, why do we have 26 congressional committees and subcommittees to manage them? 26? do we really need that many? as we know, the chair and the ranking member is subject to change every two years, depending on what they want to see happen in the congress. why does every federal judge in the country have the ability to make decisions from the bench that affect the energy future of the nation? they don't understand the case being brought to them, but they can describe the nation from the bench? this is a system this is dysfunctional ladies and gentlemen, it does not work. it's not going to work. we need a solution. the solution i write about draws from american history and what history it draws from suggests that the structure the nation chose, and any western democracy c

energy programs. my last observation is that outside of nnsa, the department of energy's budget does not provide a five-year spending plan. without this plan, it makes it difficult to buy off on committing to programs that create large obligations. so joining us today is, of course, dr. steven chu, the secretary of energy. i have the greatest respect and fondness for secretary chu in the full disclosure. i want to say that. i happen to meet him when i was head of lawrence berkeley labs, and his achievements are many, marked, and quite astounding. so we all grant that you are a most brilliant secretary, secretary chu. and we are delighted to have you here. but let me turn to senator alexander for his remarks, if i might. >> thank you, madam chairman. when i was the education secretary and was in your shoes, i didn't get that kind of compliment from the chairman of the committee, so i'm a little gemous. but, you know, i agree with her. i think, dr. chu, you've one of the president's best appointees, you've been a terrific leader, and i'm glad that you're spending this part of your life in this form of public

we also partnered to deliver a similar program in the western addition. $105,000 from the department of energy to fund alternative fuel vehicle efforts. we have a $250,000 grant to develop a blueprint to get to 100% renewable energy for the san francisco city of. we have a state grant to increase oil recycling and keep oil out of the bay. a number of the grant will end in the next 18 months, especially those funded the through the american reinvestment and recovery act, which are federal dollars, the department anticipates it will be able to continue to present balanced budgets without any general fund support over the next five years. the department is fully in agreement with the but jusbudget analyst's recommendation. supervisor chu: thank you very much. supervisor chiu, i see your name on the roster. no? why don't we go to the budget analyst's report? >> madam chair and members of the committee, our recommendations are summarized on page 22. are recommended reductions to the proposed budget total, $263, 903, which would still allow in increase of 24.4% in the department's budget. i would be

the interior to the department of commerce to the department of state to the department of energy, the department of transportation, energy is spread all over the executive branch. and they are not famous in any administration for working cooperatively together. they each have their congressional charters to do what they do. second question, why do we have 26 congressional committees and subcommittees to manage energy in this country? 26. do we really need that many? as we know, the chair and the ranking member of every congressional committee is subject to change. how often? every two years. depending upon what the electorate wants to see happen in the congress. the third question is, why does every federal judge in this country have the ability to make decisions from the bench that affect the energy future of the nation? many of whom don't even know and understand the case being brought to them. but yet they can decide energy, policy, for the nation from the bench. this is a system that's dysfunctional, ladies and gentlemen. it does not work. it's not going to work. we need a so

the department of energy stacks more than three million plus feet of studies on radiation the scientists were so fascinated by this research that from one nine hundred forty seven until the seventies they can def experiments on the american population itself. people were injected with petroleum though some of the leading the health institutions in the united states the stated purpose of many of these experiments were to devise ways to protect people from radiation exposure we haven't seen and. as far as i can i can't recall any really useful information where they came out of these pregnant women were given really right there aren't to see the metabolism written right there by golly. though children part of it there was a school for supposedly retarded children and a radioactive cereal was fed to these children and the president of the health physics as i was asked is radioactive cereal to your children and he said of course not and so this is the problem of of places like wrong with this travel of immediate also appeared to be. and eventually to the white contamination thought. so that

em, the department of energy, they have a separate system of secret keeping from the president's system. this is a fact. it's not known by a lot of people, but it's how i begin the book because it plays to the whole narrative about what is going on out there and why it is the way it is. now, the atomic energy commission isn't the only organization out there. you have the pentagon, the department of defense, the c.i.a. >> jon: the illuminati, the masons. but the famous story of the aliens that land in roswell and get take on the area 51, the story you come up with in the book based on an eyewitness that you trust implicitly is far crazier almost than aliens. tell us that story. >> it is. well, i'll preface it by saying this, i got a message from a conspiracy theorist group in the u.k., and that were very upset with me and said, even we don't believe you. >> jon: we don't believe you and we're nuts. [laughter] >> right, right. >> jon: you believe that stalin sent a spacecraft to us in the '50s because they didn't have a nuclear bomb yet. they thought they could do an orson wells-type scar

. >> reporter: the department of energy says people have already changed their habits, resulting in a 2% drop in a demand for gas, and that could soon translate into lower prices. >> i'm expecting gasoline prices right now are peaking. as we go through the summer, they will begin to decline. >> reporter: any more uncertainty, and they could rise again. >> it's not going to be a summer for renting the winnebago and going to yellowstone. >> reporter: unless, of course, you like playing gas pump roulette. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> now we have to turn to the midwest. we think this story is going to occupy a lot of our time and attention next week. it's already been an awful flooding season. if you live in memphis or the surrounding area, all eyes are on the mississippi river. they're looking for perhaps the second highest crest in u.s. history, perhaps in the next five days. nbc's ron mott is in memphis on some hallowed ground there in that city. ron, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. we're standing at the low end of beale street tonight. as you can see be

radical his views and those of the free market movement are they saw the abolition of the department of energy the environmental protection agency the food and drug administration and a host of other public health and safety bodies not to mention social security welfare the public school system and of course huge tax cuts across the board but after spending over two million dollars of their own money on the campaign and receiving just one percent of the thought the koch brothers changed course deciding that of people wouldn't come to their philosophy they take their philosophy to the people they created and invested in a network of free market groups including the establishment in ninety ninety four of a grassroots group called citizens for a sound economy that was the forerunner to americans for prosperity a number of documents have emerged from the citizens for a santa con of me dies which give a candid insight into how these groups work to discard corporate dharnas and radical ideological goals. undertaxed look there's no one profit groups are allowed to keep their donors identities confide

"the department of energy has rejected that drilling all our coasts, even the jersey shore, would onlyuce gas prices by question, what about that deadbeat senator and his view? it's only going to yield very little. you agree with that? >> probably right. but obama is going through the proper motions a president much appear to be doing something, be he said there's not much a president do to affect gas prices, republican or democrat. but no president gains any points by telling people that truth wow going through the motions of -- drilling leases. >> also, leases take a long time. his administration of a few years ago, three or four years ago, are just coming alive now because -- ding -- >> the long haul you can if effect it [everyone talking at once] >> the problem over the long haul is you have countries like china and india and others booming and consuming more and more oil, and you take all the oil producing countries in the world and any number of them have been flat lined and some of them their production is declining. so you've got this enormous demand that's growing, john, and p

the us from us detection devices replace us federal government whether you are military the department of energy there are a number of groups friends of the earth for example who filed a freedom of information act request to the federal aid is going to i don't paint not responded to yet but incredibly information is being shared today in this meeting up at the headquarters of the n.r.c. but by the time we really know what's going on we'll have already eaten things will have cesium in our bodies that we don't already know where a lot of weeks ago this catastrophe and tokyo electric power company just a few days ago admits well you know we probably have had three largely full scale meltdowns it's taken them eleven weeks to admit what happened in the first days if not the first hours there's some indication that unit wind may have melted down before the tsunami hit below those are the indications that just as aren't always right before this isn't quite so big in others before it was power the some of the numbers that i've seen indicate that for example chernobyl may have killed as many as a million

. >> the department of energy seems to think so although some local officials are not quite so sanguine about that idea. the pore ganza spillway if it had not been open would have flooded two refineries in baton rouge as it is. there is one flood, or one refinery that's directly in the floodway and is considerably threatened by this. that is the one that is owned by the allen refining company in pratt springs, louisiana. >> tom: stay safe, and our best wishes for you and your crew and the folks you are talking to as well in louisiana. >> thanks very much. tom bearden with the pbs newshour with us from baton rouge, louisiana. >> thesearch giant was the $3 billion. google's move is similar to ones paid by other largetech companies including ebay and microsoft. the company shares have slipped 9% this year so it is likely to use the proceeds to expand. now one option is buying other companies. under the aggressive new leadership of chief executive larry page who replaced eric schmidt back in april. >> tom: another step back for former harvard classmates mark zuckerberg. a federal appeals co

national science foundation, the national institute of standards, the office of science, the department of energy, they do crucial work. they produce the seed corn for great companies like intel. so we collaborate with them, and when president obama raises spending levels for these types of agencies and departments 7 and 8% consistently since he came into office, that's a real plus for silicon valley and tech companies like intel. >> host: gautham nagesh. >> host: speaking of research and development funding, we've seen a very political discussion over increasing the amount of r&d funding available from the federal government. how do you view the president's fiscal 2012 budget request and the way it handles that money? >> >> guest: the president has made a series of good decisions to invest in nano electronics research, to extend the r&d tax credit permanently, but this is a hard slog. tax reform is an area, for example, where we are going to have to work with the administration on statutory rates, on the territorial tax system, on effective marginal rates. nothing is ever easy. he has the right

while we have spent over $1 trillion of taxpayer money funding the department of energy to wean us off of foreign oil. i just rise to say thank you, mr. chairman, thank you to my colleagues who have come today in support of this amendment, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: i would defer to the chairman of the committee, if he is the concluding speaker on his side, i'm prepared to close on my side. mr. hastings: at this time, i am the concluding speaker so i reserve my time. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: would the chairman -- the chair: the gentleman has 2 1/2 minutes. mr. markey: i yield myself the remaining time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. markey: so here's where we are. the republicans take over. the republicans say they're ready to put together a plan for our country. it's one year after the b.p. catastrophe in the gulf of mexico, the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history. last year, the republicans blocked passage of any safety legisl