Federal officials on Monday renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory — which is headquartered in Golden — and removed any mention of renewable energy.
The national lab was created in the fallout of the 1973 oil crisis, which spiked the price of oil and limited imports to the United States.
The lab was first named the Solar Energy Research Institute under President Gerald Ford, a Republican, and in 1991 it was renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory by President George H.W. Bush, also a Republican.
The Trump administration laid off more than 100 workers at NREL’s Golden campus in May, and it has sought to significantly cut back on solar and wind power research as it reduces spending on renewable energy and eliminates programs aimed at addressing climate change.
Again, screw you Boss Hogg, and you morons who elected him
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