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In the wake of controversial comments advocating the end of fossil fuels as sources for US energy in order to combat global warming, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu has been elected Chairman of the National Science Board (NSB) according to an NREL press release. Just days ago during the World Renewable Energyhttps://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/i2i_building_facebook_1200x630.jpg1200630