Steven Chu in The Wall Street Journal


On Energy & Oil: Coal is my worst nightmare

"Coal is my worst nightmare," he said in a speech this year outlining alternative-energy approaches. If coal is to stay part of the world's energy mix, he says, clean-coal technologies must be developed. But he's not optimistic: "It's not guaranteed we have a solution for coal," given the challenge of economically storing billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions underground. Worried about radioactivity? A coal plant emits 100 times more radiation than a nuclear plant.
Source: Obama Cabinet: Keith Johnson on Wall Street Journal blog Dec 11, 2008

On Energy & Oil: Nuclear waste issues are still not fully resolved

What are his ideas about finding new supplies of energy? The waste and proliferation issues [surrounding nuclear power] still haven't been completely solved," he said. A big part of the Department of Energy's job is to oversee nuclear weapons and waste storage. And the Obama campaign made clear that increased reliance on nuclear power will require finding a "safe" way to dispose of radioactive waste.
Source: Obama Cabinet: Keith Johnson on Wall Street Journal blog Dec 11, 2008

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