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Concern for Climate Change Defines Energy Dept. Nominee
Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 12, 2008; A09 The man tapped to be the next secretary of energy, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu , recently compared the danger of climate change to a problem with electrical wiring in a house. Suppose, he said, you had a small electrical ...
Future 'Energy Czar' On Addressing Climate Change
Future 'Energy Czar' On Addressing Climate Change
npr.org — National Public Radio: President-elect Barack Obama recently chose Nobel-prize winning physicist Steven Chu to be his energy... secretary. Director of the Dept. of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chu is an advocate of renewable energy ... (more) Future 'Energy Czar' On Addressing Climate Change
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Top 5 reasons Chu is a great energy pick — #1: “It’s not guaranteed we have a solution for coal”
Climate Progress — Obama will formally name Steven Chu his nominee for energy secretary at a press conference this afternoon. Here’s the top 5 reasons he is one of the best cabinet picks in recent memory: 5. His “ views on climate change would be among the most forceful ever held by a cabinet member .” He said last year, scientists had come to “realize that the climate is much more sensitive than we thought” [ see ...

Top five reasons Chu is a great energy pick
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... 5. His "views on climate change would be among the most forceful ever held by a cabinet member." He said last year, scientists had come to "realize that the climate is much more sensitive than we thought" (see ...

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