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- On Monday, MIT nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz was sworn in as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.
- Moniz was confirmed as Energy Secretary last week after the Senate voted unanimously to approve his nomination.
Honored to be back here at @energy. Looking forward to hitting the ground running. twitter.com/ErnestMoniz/st…
— Ernest Moniz (@ErnestMoniz) May 21, 2013
From the article:
He faces an array of challenges, including whether to approve a host of applications to export liquefied natural gas. Moniz has says he’ll promote renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power, along with traditional fuels such as oil and coal.