Secretary Steven Chu jokes while at energy conference

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Today while at the Energy Information Administration annual conference, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu jokes about airplanes mating while making a larger point on how science can learn from nature.

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