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NEWS ABOUT: Steven Chu

Steven Chu stories: 8 news summaries

US Warms
to 'Cool'
White Roofs

Homes, businesses cut AC costs as
energy sec proselytizes

Jul 30, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - White roofs, which energy efficiency advocates have been pushing for 20 years, are finally catching on with homeowners and business across the country, the New York Times reports. The object of a campaign by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, so-called "cool roofs," which absorb less sunlight, can cut AC... More »

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climate change • air conditioning • energy conservation • Steven Chu • white roof

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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climate change • global warming • paint • roofing • carbon emissions • energy secretary • Steven Chu

(Newser) - An administration staffer who worked at a dinner President Obama attended during his trip to Mexico likely contracted the H1N1 virus there, the Washington Post reports. The unnamed Energy Department security worker has since transmitted the flu to his wife, son, and nephew, though he has been cleared of the... More »

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Mexico • Washington DC • infection • Department of Energy • Obama administration • President Obama • Steven Chu • swine flu • H1N1 virus • suburban • contagious disease

Free Trade Under Fire as Protectionism Surges

November's G-20 agreement is abandoned as nations erect commerce barriers

Mar 23, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global recession has protectionism making a comeback, the New York Times reports, dimming hopes that leaders can create lasting solutions to the crisis at April’s Group of 20 economic summit in London. The last G-20 meeting, held in November, yielded an agreement to promote free trade that was... More »

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China • Barack Obama • India • Mexico • tariffs • free trade • protectionism • free trade agreements • G20 • carbon emissions • trade barriers • financial crisis • Steven Chu

Warming Will Wipe Out Calif. Agriculture: Energy Sec.

Top US producer faces disaster without swift action on climate change

Feb 4, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees dire effects of global warming, particularly on his home state of California, he tells the Los Angeles Times. Some 90% of the snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a vital storehouse for water used in farming and cultivation, could disappear, he said. “We’re... More »

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climate change • agriculture • California • global warming • water • James Inhofe • Sierra Nevada • Obama administration • Steven Chu

(Newser) - The Senate met after the inauguration today and promptly confirmed seven of President Obama’s nominees by unanimous vote, with the notable exception of Hillary Clinton, the Chicago Tribune reports. A vote on Clinton has been scheduled for tomorrow after Harry Reid and Sen. John Cronyn, who has concerns... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate confirmation hearings • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Cabinet secretary • Arne Duncan • Steven Chu • Eric Shinseki

(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

ANALYSIS

In DC, Powerful California
Is the New Texas

State best represented in Congress, holds key Cabinet, Senate posts

Dec 22, 08 11:12 AM CST
(Newser) - California is set to take over Texas’ role as the state with most influence on the federal government, Politico reports. With Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker, the largest number of representatives—34—in the Democratic caucus, and one of the strongest presences by state in Barack Obama’s administration, the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • California • Texas • Senate • Dianne Feinstein • House of Representatives • Barbara Boxer • President Obama • Hilda Solis • Steven Chu • Zoe Lofgren

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