Associated Press: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday that Iowa will get $16 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, an amount that likely will grow to $40 million as the state ramps up its efforts. Chu said officials will monitor the initial state spending before allocating the rest of the money, but that the funding _ part of the federal stimulus package _ needs to be spent quickly. “I want to shove this money out the door as quickly as possible,” Chu said at …