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The Environmental Appointments: Obama Means What He Says

December 11, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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browner, cabinetappointment, chu, energyefficiency, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, greentransition, jackson, obama, ports, richardson, sutley

President-elect Obama's choices for top environment posts reveal something very important: they tell us that Obama means what he says. He means it when he says he wants to protect the planet and tackle global warming. Plenty of politicians say...continued

Richardson Appointment: Good News for Oceans

December 3, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

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acidification, commercedepartment, fisheries, global, greentransition, marinelife, oceans, oceansgovernance, offshoredrilling, richardson, warming

Most people don't realize it, but the Secretary of Commerce has enormous influence over America's ocean resources. That's why I welcome the news that President-elect Obama is tapping Governor Bill Richardson for this position. He is well known for his...continued