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'''Steven Chu''' (b. February 28, 1948) was born in St. Louis, [[Missouri]]. He is a 1997 Nobel Prize-winning physicist, former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the [[Obama Administration]]'s [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]]. The [[Department of Energy]] is at the center of U.S. efforts to end the U.S.'s dependence on foreign oil, roll back climate change, and create new "green" jobs, using stimulus funds already passed by Congress. He seeks technological solutions to energy issues:<ref>Zakaria (2009)</ref>
'''Steven Chu''' (b. February 28, 1948) was born in St. Louis, [[Missouri]]. He is a 1997 Nobel Prize-winning physicist, former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the [[Obama Administration]]'s [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]]. The [[Department of Energy]] is at the center of U.S. efforts to end the U.S.'s dependence on foreign oil, roll back climate change, and create new "green" jobs, using stimulus funds already passed by Congress. He seeks to increase the price of energy in the United States, stating that, “we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” <ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73138.html#ixzz2PpuqRNks</ref>
Chu favors nuclear energy and the Department of Energy in Jan. 2010 is setting up $20 billion in loan guarantees for the nuclear industry in order to shift energy priorities. The environmental left is angry because the older generation of 1960s activists is vehemently opposed to anything nuclear.{{fact}}
Chu favors nuclear energy and the Department of Energy in Jan. 2010 is setting up $20 billion in loan guarantees for the nuclear industry in order to shift energy priorities. The environmental left is angry because the older generation of 1960s activists is vehemently opposed to anything nuclear.{{fact}}