Chu outlined ways in which the United States either has already ceded or is ceding leadership when it comes to clean energy -- in technology, manufacturing, and deployment.
Secretary Chu seeks to lay out a call to arms, as it may be, for Americans (and, more importantly, the political elite) to recognize that we either decide to invest for the long term in clean energy innovation or we risk abandoning future prosperity to others.
That Nobel prize, PhD, and ten patents to his name are hints that Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is beyond simply a bright man. Secretary Chu is also a dedicated public servant. He is also a thoughtful, self-effacing, and, well, simply entertaining speaker. A chance to be in the room, to seem him speak, is one of those things not to pass up.
Last evening Secretary Chu spoke at an evening reception leading into today's Center for American Progress Doing What Works that examined paths for improving government performance and foster increased (reasons for) public confidence in government. He spoke to perspectives on the role of government and provided some thoughts from the Department of Energy.
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