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The State of Green -- Obama and the First 20 days

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Doe, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Policy, Clean Tech, Carol Browner, Steven Chu, State of Green, Obama, Green Economy, Jim Jones, Todd Stern, 100 Days, Stimulus Bill, Green News
Jack Hidary

Holly Kaufman: "Obama has ushered in a refreshing reliance on science, and a commitment to letting scientific fact, and even scientific hunch, see the light of day."

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CHU: Climate Change Imperils California Farms

Los Angeles Times | Jim Tankersley | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Farming, Climate Change, Environment, Green Politics, California, Green News

Reporting from Washington -- California's farms and vineyards could vanish by the end of the century, and its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Am...

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Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Coal?

Deborah Seligsohn | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Capture and Storage, Coal, China, Energy, Steven Chu Energy, Clean Coal, Steven Chu Obama, Green, Sustainable Energy, Green Energy, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, China Pollution, Steven Chu, Global Warming, Green News
Deborah Seligsohn

With 20% of the world's population and an economy that continues to grow, China has 14% of the world's coal reserves, but less than 1% of the world's oil and gas reserves.

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Obama Signals Shift in Governing Philosophy

Max Stier | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, u.s. Economy Problems, Nancy Killefer, Congress, Federal Workers, Steven Chu, Federal Government, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Operations, Peter Orszag, Obama, Policy, Department of State, Federal Employees, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Administration, Politics News
Max Stier

He is not just saying we need to improve government operations. He's saying we need to put this issue front and center and then he is taking real action.

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Obama Cabinet's Commitment To Real Science: Will Direct Focus First Towards Global Warming

Salon | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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The greatest task of the Obama administration -- and the next 10 presidents -- is to avoid catastrophic global warming. The latest science warns that ...

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Our Energy Portfolio: a Stanford University Panel Discussion on Fueling the Future

Natasha Chen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy, Tidal Energy, Stanford University, Ocean Energy, Barack Obama, Solar Power, Nuclear Power, Green Energy, Green News
Natasha Chen

To make solar energy more cost efficient, one has to either make the cells cheaper or more efficient.

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Dancing in a New Era...

A. Siegel | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Secretary of Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Steven Chu, Obama Inauguration, Inaugural Balls, Green News
A. Siegel

Among those I saw drop in at the Environmental Ball and Clean Energy Ball was the new Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu.

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Senate Confirms 6 Obama Cabinet Picks, Clinton Not Included

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary, Janet Napolitano, Steven Chu, Napolitano, Peter Orszag, Ken Salazar, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Eric Shinseki, Ken Salazar and Interior Department, 100 Days, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choic...

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Something to Chu On

Brian Keane | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Environment, Government, Steven Chu, Alternative Energy, Green News, Renewable Energy, Obama, Clean Energy, Department of Energy, Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Cabinet, Doe, Government Funds, Epa, Farmers Market Consortium, Obama Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, Obama Environment, Tommy Thompson, Obama Appointments, Climate Change, Obama Ann Veneman, Usda, President-Elect Obama, Czars, Green News
Brian Keane

To be sure, the nomination of Steven Chu -- like almost all of the Obama appointments -- represents a striking and hopeful departure from the approach we've seen under President Bush.

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Chu Warmly Received, Says Nuclear And Coal Are "Critical"

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON — Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu promised Tuesday that if confirmed as energy secretary he will aggressively pursue policie...

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Obama's Nominees Get Grilled On Capitol Hill Tuesday (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Slideshow, Steven Chu, Obama's Cabinet, Peter Orszag, Obama Nominee Hearing, Arne Dunca, Hillary Clinton Hearing, Shuan Dovan, Politics News

Although all eyes are on Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing for Secretary of State, Obama has a number of appointees in the hot seat today. If yo...

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America's Scientific Dream Team

James M. Gentile | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Harold Varmus, Steven Chu, Obama Cabinet, U.S. Science, Jane Lubchenco, Eric Lander, John Holdren, Climate Change, Science Literacy, Science, Evolution, Technology, Science Education, Barack Obama, Government Science, Oregon, Green News
James M. Gentile

It was just over a year ago that at one presidential debate three candidates identified themselves as not believing in the theory of evolution.

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The Danger of Green Stimulus

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Green Jobs, Economy, Environment, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Hilda Solis, John Holdren, Carol Browner, Steven Chu, Green Stimulus, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

With green jobs now positioned as "the solution" to both the economy and the climate, Obama has cover to take the politically expedient route of short-term green stimulus while ignoring serious climate policy.

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Steven Chu, Energy Chief

James M. Gentile | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Steven Chu, Renewable Energy, Secretary of Energy, Green Energy, Off-Shore Oil Drilling, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Drill Baby Drill, Offshore Drilling, Green News
James M. Gentile

Chu understands that energy policy is not just about oil, and he has a distinguished history of involvement in the kinds of transformational science that could radically alter U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

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Progressivism Is Pragmatism: Steven Chu at Department of Energy

David Roberts | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

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David Roberts

Chu represents the essence of Obama's approach. He's someone with the intelligence and empiricism to see that the status quo is unacceptable and that radical change is the only sensible -- pragmatic -- response.

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Obama's Climate Team Faces "New Energy Economy" Challenge

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Carol Browner, Green Collar Jobs, Climate Change, Environment, New Energy Economy, Lisa Jackson, Pollution, Green Economy, Barack Obama, Green News

The new team faces political urgency to deliver on promises made by Mr. Obama on the campaign trail. One was his pledge to use a cap-and-trade bill fo...

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Obama: 'We Understand that the Facts Demand Bold Action'

David Roberts | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Energy, Green Economy, Carol Browner, Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Barack Obama, Green News
David Roberts

Obama, while introducing his green team today, made a point that he intends to make "again and again: There is not a contradiction between economic growth and sound environmental practices."

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Energy Secretary Pick Has Vocally Supported Alternative Fuels

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON — Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for energy secretary, has been a vocal a...

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Steven Chu: Physicists Cheer New Energy Secretary

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

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Science Insider reports on the major shift that will occur at the Department of Energy when Steven Chu takes over: Steve Chu could be a groundbreaki...

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Steven Chu, Energy Secretary? (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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Physicist Steven Chu will reportedly be named President-elect Barack Obama's Energy Secretary: Democratic officials close to the transition team say...

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