Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Energy chief has some advice for his successor

chron.com (Houston Chronicle)
By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
Jan. 14, 2009, 11:20PM

WASHINGTON — Outgoing Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman on Wednesday urged his successor to embrace a comprehensive plan for fueling the nation, by promoting biofuel research and the development of new nuclear and coal power plants.

Bodman’s comments came one day after President-elect Obama’s energy secretary nominee, Steven Chu, sailed through a Senate confirmation hearing with promises to include domestic oil and gas drilling in any broad energy plan.

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