It does - you do realize that the Department of Energy has almost zero to do with energy production. It's principal missions, where most of the appropriated funds go, is to operate very large scientific machines (accelerators and the like), build and maintain nuclear weapons - one of the most difficult scientific problems we have ever executed - and clean up the nuclear waste problems created by the Cold War buildup of nuclear armaments - go look up the budget.
You want Palin or any nontechnical politician in charge of all that. I know it is funny to think of her destroying DOE because of its impact on oil production in Alaska. DOE does not do that. That is Interior.
Well said!!
I have always been amazed at how 99% of the country, (including many Freepers), has no idea what DOE’s main function is.
The sad thing is, it seems like most DOE Secretaries have had no idea either.
DOE can also open opportunities fot LFTRs (molten salt reactors)