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Posted Thu Dec 18 2008: from The Charleston Gazette: Energy secretary nominee sees coal as 'nightmare' http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1229563966 ... Carbon capture and storage research is still in its early stages, said Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist announced by Obama this week as his nominee to run the U.S. Department of Energy. Real-world projects to pump millions of tons of carbon dioxide might also be rejected unless scientists show it can be done safely, Chu said during an April speech. "Coal is my worst nightmare," said Chu, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a Stanford University professor. Very Scary Tags: coal issues This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! Your Quips: Obamaman says: "Shoot, if Chu said this, maybe there is hope." Emily says: "I'm rooting for Chu!!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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