Tag Archives: FutureGen

Medill reporters wrap up fall News21 stories as Obama picks green leaders

President-elect Barack Obama selected Nobel laureate Steven Chu to direct the Energy Department today as Medill News21 reporters wrap up their fall coverage. Chu, a physicist who heads the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supports alternative energy fuels and research as a critical response to global warming. He faces a daunting job. National security risks from [...]

Illinois politics and the fight for clean(er) coal

Oil isn’t America’s only black gold. And with the emerald glow as every candidate claims to be greener than the next, the jury is still out on the long-term future of the country’s most prevalent fossil fuel: coal. In coal-producing Illinois, coal’s role in the environment and economy promises to play a critical role. A [...]