But that is not the only comment that seems blissfully unaware of history. Arguing that electric utilities need to seek their fortunes in solar power and battery technology, he offers a surprising new ...

The first of 470 interviews of Obama administration officials and others involved in the debates of the time offer a fresh inside look at a consequential presidency. By Peter Baker Some experts fear ...

A top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Thursday that President Obama should fire Energy Secretary Steven Chu because of the role he played in approving and restructuring a ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke with Northwestern students and faculty Wednesday about current obstacles to achieving net-zero emissions and potential technological improvements that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Steven Chu is stepping down. The Energy Department said Friday Chu has offered his resignation to President Barack Obama. Chu won a Nobel Prize in physics but came ...

While Politico also notes "buzz" about MIT physics professor Ernest Moniz, the theme among the above contenders is clear: Obama wants someone who can play politics, a skill set Chu was never all that ...

As of April 22, Steven Chu has served his last day at the Department of Energy (DOE) as its secretary. Chu will return to his post as a professor at Stanford University in California. Chu is the ...

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will return to Stanford University after he steps down from his cabinet position. Chu, who previously served as the director of ...

Article Body Start One of the hardest things about being a scientist may be learning how not to sound like one. Steven Chu has mastered the skill — and that's good for all of us. America's newly ...