/tags/steven-chu Steven Chu en-US Copyright »Ź¹ŚĶųÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:45:17 GMT /2013-07-02/former-energy-secretary-wants-power-generation-decentralized Renee Montagne talks to former Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, who stepped down in April, about the current energy boom and how he would like to change energy policy. Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:45:17 GMT /2013-07-02/former-energy-secretary-wants-power-generation-decentralized /npr-news/2013-02-16/nuclear-waste-seeping-from-container-in-hazardous-wash-state-facility Gov. Jay Inslee gets the call that between 150 and 300 gallons of toxic sludge are leaking from a single-shelled tank every year. There are dozens of these tanks holding waste that have outlived their life spans. Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:12:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-16/nuclear-waste-seeping-from-container-in-hazardous-wash-state-facility Korva Coleman /2013-02-08/onion-photo-pokes-fun-at-outgoing-energy-secretary It's a fake story from The Onion with a doctored photo showing Energy Secretary Steven Chu in bed with a solar panel. Chu played along. On Facebook, he said he wouldn't confirm or deny the charges, but clarified his stepping down is unrelated. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:24:00 GMT /2013-02-08/onion-photo-pokes-fun-at-outgoing-energy-secretary /npr-news/2013-02-01/why-steven-chu-was-one-of-obamas-most-intriguing-choices Of all the individuals in President Obama's first-term Cabinet, Energy Secretary Steven Chu was arguably the least likely to be found in official Washington. And now that the Nobel Prize-winning physicist is leaving government, there are a few reasons that understanding his legacy might take some time. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-01/why-steven-chu-was-one-of-obamas-most-intriguing-choices Frank James /npr-news/2013-02-01/energy-secretary-steven-chu-will-resign Chu, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, said he will return to academia. President Obama said that during his tenure Chu moved the United States "towards real energy independence." Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-01/energy-secretary-steven-chu-will-resign Eyder Peralta /business/2012-05-16/dispatch-from-world-renewable-energy-forum A week of delving into in-depth coverage of energy issues at the World Renewable Energy Forum was interrupted by breaking news over at the state capitolā€¦ Wed, 16 May 2012 19:29:49 GMT /business/2012-05-16/dispatch-from-world-renewable-energy-forum Kirk Siegler /2011-11-18/chu-touts-colorado-solar-industry-at-arvada-firm In Arvada today, the Obama Administrationā€™s top energy official warned that China will continue to dominate the solar panel manufacturing market unlessā€¦ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:37:15 GMT /2011-11-18/chu-touts-colorado-solar-industry-at-arvada-firm Kirk Siegler /npr-news/2011-11-17/solyndra-loan-decisions-were-mine-energy-secretary-chu-says The Obama administration's point man on energy issues is on Capitol Hill to defend the $528 million in federal loans made to the now-bankrupt solar energy company. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-11-17/solyndra-loan-decisions-were-mine-energy-secretary-chu-says Mark Memmott /npr-news/2011-11-15/energy-secretary-chu-defends-how-administration-handled-solyndra Steven Chu says even in hindsight, he sees no way his department could have known the solar energy company would go bankrupt. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-11-15/energy-secretary-chu-defends-how-administration-handled-solyndra Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2011-03-31/nuclear-industry-will-double-down-on-safety-energy-secretary-chu-says But there is no "100 percent" guarantee, he cautions, just as with airplanes and oil wells. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-03-31/nuclear-industry-will-double-down-on-safety-energy-secretary-chu-says Mark Memmott