Chu has long been on record as a staunch advocate of reducing the nation's carbon emissions by vastly expanding generation from wind and solar power.

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The long hair, Fu Man Chu mustache, gold wire rim glasses, and the last Nehru jacket sold retail no doubt were a negative to some people.

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Long before become the Secretary of Energy, Chu pioneered an equally radical research platform at Stanford University called Bio-X, which brings novel interdisciplinary strategies to bear on important challenges in bioscience.

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