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BP's Chief Scientist Says Cutting Greenhouse Emissions Will Require Major Changes

After nearly 30 years at Caltech as a professor of theoretical physics and, eventually, provost, Steven Koonin took a leave of absence in 2004 to become BP's chief scientist. After a year of study, he recommended a strategy for the company that has included investments in unconventional sources of oil as well as renewable energies such as solar. The company has also invested $500 million in research on biofuels. Technology Review's energy editor, Kevin Bullis, sat down with Koonin after his... Full Story
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