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earth2tech.com - 12/16/2008
Obama to Name Energy Team, Cleantech Cheers
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The news wires are reporting that president-elect Barack Obama has made some key staffing choices when it comes to fighting climate change, energy policy and creating green jobs. Obama is reported to have chosen Steven Chu, a physicist who heads up Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as the ...
Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food
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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Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science Adviser
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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change.gov - 12/20/2008
“The search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us”
— change.gov — In the latest weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama took a bold stand for making decisions based on... science and facts rather than ideology as he introduced leading members of his science and technology team. “The truth is that ... (more) “The search for knowledge, truth and a greater ...

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Greentech Media: Cleantech Investing — ... …  Finally, the new Obama energy/ climate/ environment team is a really big boost for the cleantech industry, good to see. . . . More on this topic ...

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