Notable quotes from opeds and testimonies.

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu discussed the need for an aggressive national energy policy at a packed John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum event, “Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation of Clean Energy Jobs,” on August 6, 2009. He outlined challenges of global warming and potential strategies that could provide solutions.

Former Vice President Al Gore charged universities with the task of bringing the truth of the climate crisis into the global consciousness yesterday at Harvard’s Sustainability Celebration.

John Deutch, Institute Professor at MIT and Belfer Center Board of Directors and International Council member, testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in late March on the recent MIT report "The Future of Coal-Options for a Carbon Constrained World," co-authored with MIT's Ernest Moniz. The report examines how the world can continue to use coal in a way that mitigates instead of worsens the global warming crisis.