“Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy is looking at Lattice-assisted Nuclear Reactions (LANR) Cold Fusion as a part of implementing President Obama’s ambitious agenda to invest in clean energy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, address the global climate crisis, and create millions of new jobs.”
“This weekend at (MIT) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, a global group of scientist and entrepreneurs met to discuss the latest advancements in LANR and CF.”
“On target with Dr. Chu vision to devote his recent scientific career to the search for new solutions to our energy challenges and stopping global climate change – a mission he continues with even greater urgency as Secretary of Energy. The event held at MIT brings together key players in the Cold Fusion LANR and other types of Nuclear Reactions.”
– from Steven Chu looks at Lattice-assisted Nuclear Reactions Cold Fusion http://the-explorer.com/steven-chu-looks-at-lattice-assisted-nuclear-reactions-cold-fusion/2011/3429583.html/
We sent Secretary Chu a few Cold Fusion Now stickers last fall with our letter signed with 30 signatures collected over a rainy energy outreach event. Check his bumpers!
We also sent a wad of stickers to Dr. Arun Majumdar, the Director of ARPA-E. I wonder where he slapped his?
It’s hard to understand the article. Did Secretary Chu actually attend the MIT conference?
This would be big news: LANR/Cold Fusion in the Secretary of Energy’s sight, and admitting it in public! This is just about as official as you can get. Can funding be far behind?
Let’s hope recent progress isn’t derailed, at the least.
Related links
New Energy Outreach a Success by Ruby Carat October 10, 2010
Letter to the Secretary of Energy and Others by Ruby Carat October 14, 2010
This is good news. Well done Ruby.
Arthur
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Any other news from the MIT meeting yesterday and the day before? Thanks in advance
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I wrote Dr. Mitchell Swartz, coordinator of the conference, who responded that the Secretary was NOT at the meeting (“though he would have been welcome”), although “his representative may have been”.
We also tried to get Dr. Swartz for an interview, but he said he’s booked up now, though he mentioned there will be a write-up of the conference shortly.
So, the question remains, how do we actually know that Secretary Chu is considering LANR/CF now? Where does this info come from? I continue to …”Hmmmm…”
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Nice headline, but what is there in the article that justifies it, apart from the opening paragraph, which is essentially a restatement of the headline? Was Secretary Chu at the MIT colloquium? Was he mentioned at the the MIT colloquium? Has he recently made a statement on LANR/LENR/CANR/CF? Without any sort of explanation we’re left with two marginally-related news stories—the MIT colloquium and Steven Chu’s activities as DOE Secretary—seemingly arbitrarily tied together. You’d think if Secretary Chu had given a nod to cold fusion, the momentous occasion would be reported on in a bit more detail, and in more than one place. At least an out-of-context quote would be something—and not one that obviously dates to December of 2008, when President Obama selected the DOE Secretary, and has no specific mention of cold fusion.
The reporting on the colloquium’s agenda is almost entirely a verbatim quote taken from Dr. Mitchell Swartz’s website without attribution, which leads me to wonder if the reporter actually attended the colloquium. However, as Swartz posted this story on his website, I imagine he’s not displeased by the reporting, sloppy though it appears to me.
So, after reading the story, I still have to ask: what is this story about? Perhaps someone who actually attended the colloquium could enlighten us.
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I agree Matt. The story is written like two different reports, lacing a sentence from each in rotation!
There is no reporter’s name attached either.
And where is the photo from? Perhaps someone will recognize it.
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The reporter’s name is below the article.
Here is one possible source for the photo, dated October 4, 2009:
http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/04/doe-introduces-big-oil-to-new-energy-source-waste-heat-geothermal/
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If Dr Chu or a representative of his did not attend this conference,he is not doing his job. Is MIT not prestigious enough for him?
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The author of the original post apparently attended the meeting as she wrote an article about it.
http://the-explorer.com/?p=29567
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Perhaps our closed minded friends would like to debunk this.
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It was a really badly written article. A total snow-job. You shouldn’t give it any credence because it cost you your own.
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The staff of The Explorer article can be found here.
http://the-explorer.com/our-news-staff/
It is inevitable that we attract King Coal’s hired guns onto this site, now that things are hotting up.
It amazes me what some people will do for a crust.
Expect more unsupported flat denial from now on in.
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http://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/1596916109
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Unfortunately little is being written about how it might affect the lives of average people..The biggest impact people in the United States and Europe could see from the energy catalyzer is in their own homes.
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