It's not surprising that scientists would applaud the nomination of a Nobel Prize-winning physicist to be U.S. Secretary of Energy, but the promise of Steven Chu's nomination goes far beyond clan identity. What's especially exciting is the prospect of having someone who understands, and believes in, complex scientific inquiry in charge of the complex science inherent in the major energy issues facing America.
Too often, energy policy is reduced to the "Drill, Baby, Drill" refrain made famous in the recent presidential...
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