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He drew lots of fire for being "pro-industry." It made him Obama's top choice.
A Food and Water Watch statement said "His appointment to the DOE could set renewable energy development back years." It's circulating a petition against him.
He doesn't return requests for interviews. Perhaps he'll feel otherwise now. He believes natural gas is "part of our energy solution for some time."
He calls hydraulic fracking a "game-changer." No politician in his view will "walk away from this," he said.
He calls environmental risks manageable. They "can be mitigated to acceptable levels through appropriate regulation and oversight." He said it knowing not to expect it.
Big Oil gets what it wants. He's comfortable working with energy giants. He believes doing so will influence America's energy future positively.
Earlier Moniz was Clinton's Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
His research interests include theoretical nuclear physics. He was MIT's Bates Linear Accelerator Center director.
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