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ex-obama operative urged white house to oust energy secretary chu, emails show
published november 12, 2011
| foxnews.com
the latest solyndra document dump shows doubts were aired earlier this year about energy secretary steven chu's ability to foster job creation, offering republicans a ready opening for criticism as chu prepares to testify on the loan scandal next week.
a february email from an ex-campaign operative for president obama explained at length why chu should be demoted and replaced with a new team of energy leaders. dan carol, also a prominent clean-energy activist, complained about rising gas prices and said department resources were not being put to good use. "these job creation bean fields are not being watered right now," he said.
carol described chu, a nobel prize winner, as "wonderful and brilliant," but not the "perfect" fit for the role he's in.
he suggested making chu "chief scientist" at the department, while bringing in somebody else as secretary. at the time, he also warned that solyndra's finances would be a looming storm of controversy for the department.
"believe me it will come," carol wrote.
the emails were released late friday by the administration in response to a subpoena by house republicans, who are investigating a $528 million federal loan received by solyndra inc. of fremont, calif. the firm later went bankrupt and laid off its 1,100 workers.
chu is set to testify before the house energy panel on thursday. feb. 25 email was circulated by then-chief of staff peter rouse and seen by at least 18 white house officials, including senior adviser valerie jarrett and then-energy adviser carol browner.
another set of suggestions from carol warned that chu and his team were "scaring away the talent we need." carol said the new team "must have a republican to succeed."
rouse, in a march 14 email to deputy chief of staff nancy-ann deparle, passed along carol's proposal, saying he was "not that interested in dan's criticism of secretary chu."
still, he said carol was smart and shared the president's views on energy policy. rouse asked white house officials to comment on carol's analysis of the administration's energy policy. carol worked as obama's research director in the 2008 campaign.
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