The Quest for Affordable Energy

Asking the hard questions--and providing some answers

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About John P. Holdren

John Holdren serves as co-chair of the Day One Project's leadership council. He is the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and professor of environmental science and policy in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. He served as President Barack Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 289 Issue 6This article was published with the title “The Quest for Affordable Energy” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 289 No. 6 ()
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican122003-6vBpT9kezc8gl6LLK76OWB

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