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salon.com - 12/4/2008

Obama, China, global warming

— salon.com — Dec. 4, 2008 | Has any U.S. president come into office with higher expectations from foreign countries?... Perhaps the greatest expectation is that Barack Obama will reverse George W. Bush's all-too-successful eight-year effort to thwart international ... (more) Obama, China, global warming

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change.gov - 12/16/2008

The energy and environment team (Update 2: video)

— change.gov — "The future of our economy and national security is inextricably linked to one challenge: energy," President-elect Barack... Obama said at a Chicago press conference today announcing the leaders who will guide his administration's policy on energy and ... (more) The energy and environment team (Update 2: video)

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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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Obama to Name Energy Team, Cleantech Cheers
Earth2Tech — The news wires are reporting that president-elect Barack Obama has made some key staffing choices when it comes to fighting climate change, energy policy and creating green jobs. Obama is reported to have chosen Steven Chu, a physicist who heads up Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as the nation’s Energy Secretary. Chu has been leading the ...

DrumBeat: December 12, 2008
The Oil Drum — ... (XOM) asked president-elected Barack Obama to have a "realistic," long-term energy policy and confirmed the company will continue to spend as planned despite declining oil prices. ExxonMobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson also forecast that lower oil prices may translate in downward "adjustments" on how much national oil companies charge to access their reserves as some of these companies, he said, had a "very different view" on oil prices than ExxonMobil. Exxon May Lift Spending as Rivals Cut, Tillerson Says (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp., ...

Exxon May Lift Spending as Rivals Cut, Tillerson Says
Peak Oil News — ... and expand fuel plants, which would be a 20 percent increase from this year, Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson said today during a meeting with reporters in Chicago. The budget may decline by $1 billion or $2 billion from the estimate if falling prices for steel and other materials lower project costs, he said. “We don’t see a need to make any cuts at this point,” Tillerson said. “We don’t pay attention to the day-to-day price of oil because it’s somewhat unimportant to us.” Bloomberg

Focus on Focus Earth: Obama's Green Team
Planet Green Articles Feed — ... from 1993 to 2001 and also led the EPA in Florida. There has been some concern that it will interfere with the long-establish roles of the EPA and Secretary of Energy and Interior. However, Browner explained that "every department retains all of its statutory responsibilities...these are offices and councils that bring together all of the authorities that rest in individual departments creating more opportunity to do the kind of things that the president wants to do." With ...