WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The incoming Obama administration has nominated cabinet members who have shown commitment to developing alternative energy, including advanced biofuels. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded the nominations of Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) for Secretary of Interior, University of California, Berkeley Professor Steven Chu for Secretary of Energy, and former EPA Administrator Carol Browner for White House Coordinator on Energy and Climate. BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement: