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Obama officially announces his green team
Barack Obama. Barack Obama officially rolled out his green team at a press conference on Monday afternoon. “In the 21st century, we know that the future of our economy and national security is inextricably linked to one challenge: energy,” said Obama. “The team that I have assembled here today is uniquely suited to meet the […]
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Obama touts new green energy economy while introducing green team
Obama just got done officially announcing his energy and environment team. A few things that jumped out at me: Not for nothing: the guy’s a rhetorical Jedi. Unless I’m mistaken, the term "clean coal" was not uttered once. Of Steven Chu, he said: "His appointment should send a signal to all that my Administration will […]
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Jackson: Standing on the shoulders of pygmies
“This is an exciting time at EPA, and Lisa will direct an agency that is poised to build on the many environmental successes accomplished since 2001. While environmental responsibility is everyone’s responsibility, I am particularly proud of the role EPA has played in bringing about record results on behalf of the American people and our […]
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Who will guide Obama’s placemaking policy?
Sources say that Obama is going to tap Adolfo Carrión Jr. to serve as director of the newly created White House Office of Urban Policy. Carrión is the current president of the Bronx Borough, and was formerly a specialist in the New York City Department of City Planning as well as a member of the […]
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Critics say EPA pick failed to clean up N.J.’s toxic sites
Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is already being hailed as a historic choice. The former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and transition team member would be the first African-American EPA chief, and supporters have praised her work ethic, […]
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Obama’s Interior pick still up in the air; Salazar and Berry cited as top contenders
Barack Obama is scheduled to officially announce his key energy and environmental appointments today at 5 p.m. EST, but one important spot is likely to remain unfilled for a few more days: secretary of the interior. Early on, it seemed like Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva was the likely pick. But sources close to the transition […]
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Updates on secretary of agriculture appointment
In the five weeks since the election and almost a month since my first post about the secretary of agriculture, a lot has changed. But one thing has become increasingly clear: The people who voted for Barack Obama expect change at the head of USDA. The next person to head the Department of Agriculture needs […]
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Doubts Chu’s ease of transition from the ‘academic world to the administrative world’
You might think someone who had utterly failed in his or her job might have learned enough humility to avoid criticizing others attempting a similar job. But not Bush’s first EPA administrator, Christie Todd Whitman, who told MSNBC: As for Steven Chu, Obama’s apparent choice to head up the Energy Department, Whitman expressed concerns over […]
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Bush appointee reportedly holding up transition efforts at NASA
Transition efforts at NASA are not going smoothly, reports Robert Block of the Orlando Sentinel: NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not cooperating with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team, is obstructing its efforts to get information and has told its leader that she is “not qualified” to judge his rocket program, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. […]
