Energy Bill in Limbo? Steven Chu Turns to Facebook.

The Obama administration really, really doesn’t want the fight over health care to steal attention from energy and climate legislation. Energy Secretary Steven Chu just launched a Facebook page to keep climate change front and center.

Dr. Chu’s Facebook page has a lot of the usual trappings–he’s a big fan of “Casablanca” and Yogi Berra quotes–though his photo album includes snapshots with folks a little more famous (and powerful) than most. From the “About Me” section: “At the Department of Energy, we are carrying out President Obama’s ambitious agenda to invest in alternative and renewable energy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and create millions of new jobs.”

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