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 [...]
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Medill reporters wrap up fall News21 stories as Obama picks green leaders
December 15, 2008 – 10:07 am
Illinois politics and the fight for clean(er) coal
November 4, 2008 – 6:03 pm
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 [...]
