This week, President Obama’s nominee to succeed energy secretary Steven Chu will face questions before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in which senators are expected to pose a number of questions to Dr. Ernest Moniz about his prior work at the department, his position on natural gas exports, the state of America’s current nuclear resources, carbon taxes and taxpayer support for renewables. The Institute for Energy Research has compiled the following series of questions at the request of policy makers to help frame the issues for Dr. Moniz’s confirmation.
