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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/globalwarming/Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu and his scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California work to develop clean fuel technologies, such as new kinds of solar cells and biofuels. Their efforts received a $500 million boost in February, when the energy company BP chose the laboratory to house an Energy Biosciences Institute devoted to developing biofuel technologies. [continued with audio report]
I saw Dr. Chu at Stanford a few years ago where he gave a fascinating lecture and was most inspirational. I was thrilled to see him involved in this endeavor. And why not? He is in the business of "cooling" but on a slightly smaller scale.
And 500,000,000 cheers for BP as well! This is the second time that they have stood out for me as the white hats. The other was during a conversation with the CEO on PBS. Unlike the CEO of Shell who claims that we shouldn't want energy independence, BP was completely dedicated to reducing our reliance on petroleum. I think this is what Toffler referenced as the classic battle between 2nd and 3rd wave industries.
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