Dr. Steven Chu at the National Clean Energy Summit

Dr. Steven Chu at the National Clean Energy Summit

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http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/06/steven-chu-beautiful-planet/ In a presentation at this summer's National Clean Energy Summit convened by the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Dr. Steven Chu, director of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, described why he has moved from his background in advanced laser research to tackling global warming, how the optimal way to reduce greenhouse emissions is to invest in energy efficiency, and what he has done to develop "new technologies to transform the landscape."

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President-elect Obama Announces Environment and Energy Team

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