energy
Obama Announces Green Team
President-elect Barack Obama named the four leaders of his energy and environmental team at a press conference in Chicago this evening, pledging “a new hybrid economy” and “an era of innovation.”
The Nobel Prize-winning Berkeley physicist Steven Chu will serve as the secretary of energy. Environmental advocates have praised his anticipated selection as a sign that [...]
Physicist Tops Obama’s List for Energy Secretary
CNN and The Huffington Post are reporting that President-elect Barack Obama is close to settling on Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu as his pick for energy secretary.
Obama and Gore to Meet Tuesday
And just like that, as if to reassure those on “the Left” that he’s still tuned in to their concerns, comes this report, from First Read:
Obama Promises Prominent Role For Richardson at Commerce
Many in the punditocracy wondered aloud why New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson — a former congressman, energy secretary, and ambassador to the United Nations and presidential candidate — would be willing to take the historically low-profile position of secretary of commerce. (Quick, name either of the men who held the job in the current administration.)
Well, [...]
Jones’ Problematic Energy-Policy Views
Via Matt Yglesias, ThinkProgress’s Brad Johnson takes a look at National Security Adviser-designate James Jones’s work on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s energy task force and finds it to be pretty disturbing stuff:
Where’s the Energy Secretary?
Matt touched on this, but, seriously. There was a lot of talk from Obama about how his national-security team understands the integrated challenges of 21st century global affairs, and how that includes ending the U.S. dependence on foreign oil and combating climate change and addressing the growing resource scarcity in fuel, water and food. So [...]
Going Green a Long-term Obama Goal
Sen. Barack Obama promised millions of new green jobs and energy independence — tough goals to meet in the short term.
It’s Electrifying
It’s not just the government that’s considering bailing out the auto industry. Several utilities executives are considering ordering thousands of plug-in electric cars.
Keepin’ It Real: Obama Energy Promises
President-elect Obama has said that energy will be a top priority for his administration in its first 100 days — hinting that it will come second only to the economy.
In the past year, the Obama campaign has made a lot of promises on energy, related to jobs, climate change, clean energy, gas prices and [...]
Youth and The “Green Vote”
I have a piece coming up today on how the environment could factor into the youth vote tomorrow.
In my reporting for the story, I came across a group called the Energy Action Coalition, which has run a nonpartisan campaign called “Power Vote” this election season. The campaign’s purpose is to galvanize young people to persuade [...]
