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Obama Chooses Energy Secretary, EPA Chief, and “Climate Czar”
redgreenandblue.org - 12/13/2008
Obama Chooses Energy Secretary, EPA Chief, and “Climate Czar”
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President-elect Barack Obama will soon announce current head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Steven Chu as his Secretary of Energy. Filling the slot for EPA Administrator will be Lisa Jackson, Carol Browner will serve as Obama’s “climate czar” - much better ...
Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food
npr.org - 12/18/2008
Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food
— npr.org — And Food Morning Edition , December 18, 2008 When President-elect Barack Obama nominated former Iowa Gov. Tom... Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But author Michael Pollan says the ... (more) Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food

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Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science Adviser
blogs.sciencemag.org - 12/18/2008
Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science Adviser
— blogs.sciencemag.org — John Holdren Credit: AAAS Strong indications are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John Holdren to... be the president's science adviser. A top adviser to the Obama campaign and international expert on energy and climate, Holdren ... (more) Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science ...

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money.cnn.com - 12/15/2008
Obama names energy, environment team - Dec. 15, 2008
— money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his energy and environment team on Monday, ushering in... what's likely to be a dramatic shift in the way the nation tackles the challenges of climate change, energy efficiency and the ... (more) Obama names energy, environment team - Dec. 15, 2008

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Green Options:  Clean Coal Carolers Defeated By Environmentalists

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Clean Coal Carolers Defeated By Environmentalists
Green Options — ... , or perhaps the planned appointments of President-elect Obama’s environmental team or any other relevant news, the funniest news had a hands-down winner. That was, most certainly, the strange and sudden appearance of the ‘Clean Coal Carolers’ - an industry sponsored Flash animation of pieces of coal, dressed in warm hats and scarves, singing adaptations of traditional Christmas tunes. Only these songs were remixed to tout the brilliance and necessity of coal in American life. ...

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