photo of Dr. Steven Chu, via flickr Lost among the outrage over the Obama Administration's plans to open up vast areas of the Outer Continental Shelf to drilling was news that the US and China are giving a cash infusion to the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. The move is proof positive that although this administration continues to take 2 steps forward and one step back on energy and climate, it is serious about transforming how we use and create energy. The US wil contribute $37.5 million dollars o.