The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry.

VOA: special.2011.03.18

BARACK OBAMA: "That is why, even as it cuts back on programs we don't need, the budget I submit will invest in the three areas that are absolutely critical to our economic future: energy,health care,and education."

VOA: special.2009.02.27

President Obama says the energy bill will open the door to a clean-energy economy and a better future for America.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

He said the United States wanted to work with Europe on a new strategy that would provide energy security for the future.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The study is called "Generation E: Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean Energy Future" The E stands for ecology, sustainable economics and social equity.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

"One lesson we need to work together toward is a more secure energy future.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The closure of the country's nuclear facility comes amid a debate on how to establish a more secure energy future for the European Union, which is heavily dependent on Russian energy supplies.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

They meet with the senator for 15 minutes. "What I assured them was: given their plea and call and demand in a polite way for us to have a clean energy future, that was job one for me."

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

"If we refuse to take into account the full costs of our fossil fuel addiction - if we don't factor in the environmental costs and the national security costs and the true economic costs - we will have missed our best chance to seize a clean energy future."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14