Elected U.S. President Barack Obama officially announced the appointment of Nobel laureate in physics, Steven Chu (Steven Chu) to the Minister of Energy.Chu was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998 and is one of the leading specialists in the field of renewable energy sources. His task in the administration Obama would weaken the dependence of the U.S. economy from hydrocarbons and identify new ways to counter global warming – during his election campaign, Obama promised to give these tasks particular attention. To head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Obama, as anticipated in advance, appointed Lisa Jackson, who still managed apparatus governor of New Jersey, John Basket. Jackson will become the first black American to the post. Obama also announced the appointment of Carol Brauner, directed the EPA under President Bill Clinton, his chief adviser on energy and climate change. President of the Council on Environmental Policy in the presidential administration officially appointed Nancy Satli, which has so far worked as Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles on energy and environmental issues. Officially, all members of the Cabinet Obama took office on Jan. 20, tells AFP.
