Reuters adds a few names to the list of candidates being considered to head EPA: Governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, and World Resources Institute head honcho Jonathan Lash. That's in addition to the usual names of Kathleen McGinty and Mary Nichols.
I'm beginning to think reporters are just pulling these names out of their rear ends, and that none of them has sources inside the Obama transition at all. Surely, that can't be the case, right?
Reuters also says Obama's considering creating a "climate czar" position, but offers no evidence for that either. Could they have gotten the idea here?
“Historic consensus” at G8 on climate change, says Obama
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josullivan58 Posted 2:08 am
06 Nov 2008
Obama's campaign
was known for its lack of leaks. Reporters are probably engaging in some idle speculation. Some of the speculation seems well thought-out and not like the RFK jr rumors.
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Judith Lewis Posted 3:40 am
06 Nov 2008
As long as the president-elect's reading Grist
Can you tell him that appointing Larry Summers as Secretary of the Treasury is a terrible idea?
Summers was the guy behind the Summers memo, advising we dump our toxic waste on developing countries, where people don't really live long enough to get cancer.
As for the RFK, Jr. rumors: I got the idea he was mostly floating them himself. But given that the EPA's biggest failing is enforcement of existing law, and Kennedy's got a long history of litigating for enforcement, I think he'd be great.
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LAGreenAttorney Posted 4:03 pm
10 Nov 2008
OH GOD NOT MARY NICHOLS!!!!!
PLEEEEZE.... Please do not even THINK of making Mary Nichols the EPA Administrator.
She is California's obligatory envirofake.
Please someone make her go away... FOR GOOD.
Signed,
- A long-time Southern California public-interest environmental attorney
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