LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Big Ideas Lab podcast traces the flow of energy in the U.S. Inside a sixth-grade classroom, a teacher dims the lights and directs the student's attention to a projector. On the screen appears a brightly colored chart featuring thick, twisting bars extending from left to right. Some are as wide as rivers; others as narrow as threads. The diagrams look almost l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Microbial Residues Last Longer in Soil When Bound to Noncrystalline Minerals Researchers find evidence for durable soil organic matter. * The Science Soil organic matter is the key to healthy soil and therefore bioenergy crop yields as it provides essential nutrients, retains water, and supports plant growth. Much of it originates from microorganism  more