Steven Chu's Gamble on Green Energy

Explore Forbes.com (Nov 6 2011) Emissions , Servers

For better or worse, Steven Chu, President Obama’s Nobel-prize winning Secretary of Energy, is likely to have greater influence over the world’s fut... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Steven Chu

California solar project gets $1.4 billion U.S. guarantee

Explore Technology News (Feb 23 2010) Fossil Fuel

...40,000 California homes, giving it the heft to compete with plants fueled by coal and natural gas. President Obama's administration has touted green energy investments as a way to create jobs and increase internati......uture--we're committed to becoming the global leader in the clean energy economy," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement. California solar project gets $1.4 billion U.S. guarantee by Reuters * Font ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Barack Obama   Steven Chu

Strong Cabinet Support For Emissions Bill

Explore OfficialWire (Oct 28 2009) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions

...hanism has been criticized by opponents as a secret carbon tax. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified Tuesday alongside other top Obama administration officials, including EPA Administrator L......king, about 95 percent of the things, we agree on," Chu said. Even with the panel of U.S. President Barack Obama's top environmental and energy officials on hand, Republican senators did not remain to hear testim... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Steven Chu   Department of Energy

Google's warm reception for secretary of energy

Explore Technology News (Oct 26 2009) Power and Cooling , Emissions , Servers

... awful lot about energy and the environment. Google hosted an event for employees Monday featuring Steven Chu, the U.S. secretary of energy under President Obama and a man Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said "may become one of the most influential scientists of o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Google   Yahoo

Clean-Energy Execs Take Pitch for Climate Bill to White House

Explore The New York Times (Oct 8 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

...islation in Congress. By signing the comprehensive climate and energy legislation in coming months, President Obama would help pressure China, India and other developing countries to agree to binding emissions reduc......Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). The executives met this morning with Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy Director ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   U.N.   John Kerry   Barack Obama

Building Power Lines Creates A Web Of Problems

Explore npr.org (Apr 28 2009) Wind

...t to help out particularly those remote sources of wind and green electricity.' " The man picked by President Obama to resolve these questions is Jon Wellinghoff, the new chairman at the Federal Energy Regulatory Co...... strong support from members of Congress who want to see a new grid built quickly. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says that no matter how much authority it has, the Energy Department shouldn't play the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Steven Chu   Energy Department