Obama names energy secretary, environmental team

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reuters.com - 12/16/2008

Obama names energy secretary, environmental team

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Reuters: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose a Nobel physics laureate to be his energy secretary and picked a former top federal environmental regulator to coordinate his energy and environmental policies. Steven Chu, who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics and now directs the ...

npr.org - 12/18/2008

Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food

— npr.org — And Food Morning Edition , December 18, 2008 When President-elect Barack Obama nominated former Iowa Gov. Tom... Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But author Michael Pollan says the ... (more) Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food

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blogs.sciencemag.org - 12/18/2008

Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science Adviser

— blogs.sciencemag.org — John Holdren Credit: AAAS Strong indications are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John Holdren to... be the president's science adviser. A top adviser to the Obama campaign and international expert on energy and climate, Holdren ... (more) Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science ...

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money.cnn.com - 12/15/2008

Obama names energy, environment team - Dec. 15, 2008

— money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his energy and environment team on Monday, ushering in... what's likely to be a dramatic shift in the way the nation tackles the challenges of climate change, energy efficiency and the ... (more) Obama names energy, environment team - Dec. 15, 2008

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