President Obama invests in America's future

In President Obama’s news conference last night, he reiterated the top priorities of his administration.  Energy, education, health care, and investing in science and technology continue to remain his focus...

Scientists accuse California Air Resource Board of bias

Biofuels are once again becoming a hot topic in legislative circles.  After falling off of the radar screen due to a continual onslaught of negative press and scientific reports claiming that biofuels...

Renewable energy's black swan

Throughout humanity’s long history, our societies have gone through great lengths to create a series of academic disciplines (economics, history, politics, etc.) that help us understand the world around...

Obama picks nobel prize winner physist for environment

Steven Chu  is an American experimental physicist and, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy. He is known for his research in laser cooling and trapping of atoms, which won him...

Obama Seeks Chu To Become Energy Secretary Under His Administration

If Steven Chu accepts Obama's nomination and is confirmed by the US Senate, he could become the next US Secretary of Energy.  This would make Steven Chu the second Asian-American cabinet member of the Obama administration.  The first Asian-American cabinet member...

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