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"Weeks after scrubbing “renewable energy” from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is also shedding workers.

The lab first opened at the Solar Energy Research Institution in 1977 to help the nation cope with the […]

National Lab of the Rockies, formerly NREL, lays off more than 130 employees The cuts impacted staffers engaged in both research and operations at the lab. 

National Lab of the Rockies cuts 134 jobs, confirming a stark federal shift away from renewables. Following Trump's controversial rebrand, layoffs signal the administration is rapidly gutting the facility’s green energy mandate amid budget uncertainty. #NREL

National Lab of the Rockies, formerly NREL, lays off more than 130 employees The cuts impacted staffers engaged in both research and operations at the lab. 

National Lab of the Rockies, formerly #NREL, lays off more than 130 employees www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/n...
Erst wird das ehemalige „nation’s premier research center focused on green energy“ umbenannt, dann langsam ausgehöhlt … Wobei … langsam ist es nicht …

National Lab of the Rockies, formerly NREL, lays off more than 130 employees The cuts impacted staffers engaged in both research and operations at the lab.

National Lab of the Rockies, formerly #NREL, lays off more than 130 employees https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/nrel-layoffs-2026/
Erst wird das ehemalige „nation’s premier research center focused on green energy“ umbenannt, dann langsam ausgehöhlt … Wobei … langsam ist es nicht …

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In the Regime's shitstorm, did anyone else miss that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory lost its name?

It's now the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

You could have said National Rockies Energy Laboratory to save money and headache, but that is not what cultural warfare is about.

#NREL

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Hell Yeah 👍🏻 #RenewableEnergy lives on! Let's get the noxious NO2 levels down in the Front Range #Colorado! #Denver and all around the world. Save those #NREL signs too! #WellBeBack!

News Release: Energy Department Renames NREL 'National Laboratory of the Rockies' | NLR

The @departmentofenergy.bsky.social is renaming #NREL to "National Laboratory of the Rockies"

Two points here:
1️⃣ Renaming things is a classic move for controlling people.
2️⃣ This is likely a move to push NREL AWAY from #renewableenergy research (a Trump priority)

#SaveScience #thatsnotmyname

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"beyond renewables"

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

www.pv-tech.org/renewable-energy-strippe...

#renewables #energy #beyondIntelligence #NREL

USA, l’Amministrazione Trump cambia nome al National Renewable Energy Laboratory Il Laboratorio Nazionale per le Energie Rinnovabili (NREL) degli Stati Uniti non esiste più. Lunga vita al Laboratorio Nazionale delle Montagne Rocciose (NLR), ironizza Heatmap, che aggiunge che l&…

#USA #NREL #rinnovabili #Trump

unbelievable. What's he going to do next, put a Lee Raymond statue out front posed next to an Expedition or early 70s Caddy? #fTrump #jailTrump #corruption #NREL #exxonknew

Trump administration renames Colorado’s National Renewable Energy Lab: the National Lab of the Rockies U.S. Department of Energy officials say name change reflects an “expanded mission” for the research hub under President Trump.

So F-ing stupid: www.cpr.org/2025/12/01/n...
#NREL

“Renewable” no more: Trump admin renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory https://arstechni.ca #nationalrenewableenergylaboratory #DonaldTrump #syndication #Science #NREL

Such performative BS. #NREL #Colorado

‘Renewable’ No More: The Trump Administration Renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory The Trump administration has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, now calling it the National Laboratory of the Rockies, marking an identity shift for the Colorado institution that has been a global leader in wind, solar and other renewable energy research. “The new name reflects the Trump administration’s broader vision for the lab’s applied energy […]

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Good people doing good work in USG. #DOE researchers evaluated a bunch of solar panel variants and offered recommendations to improve efficiency and stability. #NREL