It is the mission of the Foreign Policy Association to engage and educate the public on international issues. This blog has tried to play its part by disseminating information on the science, politics, policy and business of energy, the environment and climate change. Hopefully, it has stimulated some thinking and, ideally, some action.
But the Foreign Policy Association and this blog don’t, at the end of the day, have the influence of the Secretary of Energy of the United States of America. When Nobel Laureate Steven Chu says “The world needs a ‘revolution’ in science and technology to solve global warming,” many people are going to hear that. “Scientific American” is reporting here on a recent interview in the “NY Times.”
Big Science Role Is Seen in Global Warming Cure is the headline of the “NYT” article. The interview covers a wide range of topics including cap-and-trade vs. a carbon tax and nuclear waste disposal. There’s also an audio clip of the interview with the “NYT” article.
Chu had another blockbuster interview earlier this month. The “LA Times” quoted him thus: “I don’t think the American public has gripped in its gut what could happen. We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California. I don’t actually see how they can keep their cities going either.” The article is a must read.
I’ve written here over the past few months – and I continue to believe, based on the growing body of evidence – that there is a high level of commitment, competence and forthrightness from Obama and his top people on energy, the environment and climate change. This is true as well for key members of the House and Senate, and staff. They, along with members of the environmental community, key players in business and the academy, and other policymakers here and throughout the world, are all working very hard to bring us out of the dark ages of wasteful and destructive energy use and environmental degradation. It bodes well.
