Solyndra crash puts heat on energy secretary [Chu]

Washington politics and bureaucracy were never his specialty. At his Senate confirmation hearing, he had to temper his past remarks calling coal his "worst nightmare" and his support for steep gasoline taxes to curb oil use.

Those who worked with Chu in California described him as a visionary who left details to staff.

Former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, who worked with Chu on AB32, California's landmark climate change law, said: "This is a man who really is a big-picture guy. He is not a details person. He is a person who really understands how to set an objective and reach for big things and try to achieve them."
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While Chu has kept quiet since Solyndra declared bankruptcy a month ago and so far has refused a barrage of media requests for interviews, he spoke Saturday at an event in Washington in defense of the loan-guarantee program
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Chu argued that solar power will become a global market worth trillions of dollars
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"Just funding alternative energy companies without a market for them is a problematic strategy [ya think?]," Borenstein said of the administration.

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