environmentalleader.com - 12/16/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama has confirmed his green team. Steven Chu, a Nobel-winning physicist has been named the Energy Secretary. Carol Browner, the former EPA chief has been tapped to be the climate “Czar.” Lisa Jackson, former New Jersey environmental regulator will now run the EPA.
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huffingtonpost.com - 12/17/2008
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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 ...
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Lisa Jackson, EPA Chief Pick, Has A Record That Raises ...
money.cnn.com - 12/15/2008
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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 ...
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President-elect Barack Obama has confirmed his green team. Steven Chu, a Nobel-winning physicist has been named the Energy Secretary. Carol Browner, the former EPA chief has been tapped to be the climate “Czar.” Lisa Jackson, former New Jersey environmental regulator will now run the EPA.
At a press conference in Chicago, Obama said the future of [...]
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