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energy secretary stories: 4 news summaries

Energy Chief: Paint World White to Stop Warming

Chu calls for 'new revolution' to combat climate change

May 27, 09 2:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A colossal coat of paint could do as much to slow global warming as removing all cars from the Earth for 11 years, Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a climate change conference yesterday. Chu said painting roofs white and making roads a lighter color—which would reflect heat and reduce... More »

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(Newser) - Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu told a Senate panel today that he would pursue an expansion of nuclear and clean coal power if confirmed, Politico reports. Chu had been criticized for calling coal “my worst nightmare.” Barack Obama has also been vague about his nuclear energy policy. But while... More »

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Barack Obama • nuclear power • Senate • confirmation hearings • Department of Energy • clean coal • President Obama • energy secretary • Energy and Natural Resources Committee. • Steven Chu

Obama Energy
Pick a Nobel
Physicist

Chu was an early advocate for climate change solutions

Dec 10, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Nobel laureate Steven Chu is Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, the Wall Street Journal reports. The acclaimed physicist, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was an early advocate for finding scientific solutions to climate change, and his lab is doing groundbreaking work in developing carbon-neutral sources of energy,... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • alternative energy • green energy • Nobel Prize • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • energy secretary

Gore-Obama Meeting Fuels Job Rumors

But former veep says he wants to keep working from 'outside'

Dec 9, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Joe Biden will meet today with Al Gore just as the transition team is set to choose the key environmental appointments of energy secretary and EPA chief, CNN reports. The meeting in Chicago has triggered speculation that Obama may be considering Gore for a slot in his... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Al Gore • Environmental Protection Agency • Nobel Peace Prize • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • energy secretary

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