The Energy Report - 4/8/10: Morning Edition

Susan McGinnis anchors this morning's Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, D.C. - Rescuers are now inside the Upper Big Branch mine, moving as fast as they can to find 4 missing miners.- A new audit shows MMS officials withheld information from staff in Alaska that could have impacted plans to drill there.- Federal wildlife managers say they might seek new wilderness protections that would leave the Alaska national Wildlife Refuge off limits to oil and natural gas drilling.- Energy Secretary Steven Chu to announce more than $168 million in stimulus funds for smart grid projects.- NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko says a new study on cancer risk for people living near nuclear power plants is not expected to find anything, other studies are old.- Constellation Energy buys 70- megawatt wind project in Garrett Co. Maryland.- AWEA annual report: wind industry is expanding, but manufacturing is slowing.- NASA scientist James Hansen awarded environmental Sophie prize. www.cleanskies.com