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

December 15, 2008 – 10:07 am

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 [...]

By Kahrin Deines | Posted in Politics and The Environment | Also tagged carbon air capture, climate change, comer foundation, envirovote, FutureGen | Comments

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