Steven Chu: “I pledge as Secretary of Energy that I would work with the members of this committee to try to use the best possible…”

We think that research, development, and demonstration of those advanced biofuels is something very much in the interest of the United States.

To spur innovation, President Obama has called for increased investments in clean energy research, development and deployment.

It has been a privilege to work with you, and I look forward to continuing our work together this year on the important energy issues facing our nation.

I wonder whether some of these long-term subsidies for energy, whether big oil or big wind, might be better spent for energy research.