On the July 21 Daily Show, comedian Jon Stewart asked Energy secretary Steven Chu about the Markey-Waxman climate-change bill, passed by the House but still awaiting action by the Senate. While Stewart joked about a fictional super hero called "Cap’n Trade," Chu asserted that limiting carbon emissions is a critical and tremendous step forward for the United States and the world.
Help the climate bill pass: Write a letter in support of the bill to your state’s senators. TheSierra Club makes it easy to contact your representatives.
Connect with Steven Chu: The Energy secretary just joined Facebook. How often can you add a Cabinet member and Nobel laureate as a friend?
Curb global warming at home: Chu is a great advocate of white roofs. As he discusses on The Daily Show, switching to white roofs (and light-colored pavement) would be the equivalent of taking one billion cars off the road for 11 years.
On the July 21 Daily Show, comedian Jon Stewart asked Energy secretary Steven Chu about the Markey-Waxman climate-change bill, passed by the House but still awaiting action by the Senate. While Stewart joked about a fictional super hero called "Cap’n Trade," Chu asserted that limiting carbon emissions is a critical and tremendous step forward for the United States and the world.
Help the climate bill pass: Write a letter in support of the bill to your state’s senators. TheSierra Club makes it easy to contact your representatives.
Connect with Steven Chu: The Energy secretary just joined Facebook. How often can you add a Cabinet member and Nobel laureate as a friend?
Curb global warming at home: Chu is a great advocate of white roofs. As he discusses on The Daily Show, switching to white roofs (and light-colored pavement) would be the equivalent of taking one billion cars off the road for 11 years.
--Julia Gelbaum