A day after giving what agency insiders described as a "strong" speech discussing his bold, long-term goals on clean technology, Chu was named by the White House on Tuesday to be one of three administration officials to represent the United States at the international global warming negotiations in Cancun, Mexico.
But despite the positive headlines, there are some dark clouds on the horizon for the first Nobel Prize winner in a president's Cabinet since the 1970s.
With Republicans just weeks away from taking control of the House, Chu is facing political challenges unlike anything he has faced before. And as an agency head who is known as more of a thinker than a political animal, it remains to be seen whether Chu has the stomach for the coming funding battles, oversight hearings and pushback over his plans to advance energy research. More at:
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/12/06/06greenwire-parlor-game-of-potential-doe-secretary-success-44485.html
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