Green Options » Secretary of Energy http://greenoptions.com/tag/secretary-of-energy Posts tagged 'Secretary of Energy' Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Time for Denial Is Over: Obama Chooses His Green Team http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/12/the-time-for-denial-is-over-obama-chooses-his-green-team/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/12/the-time-for-denial-is-over-obama-chooses-his-green-team/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:17:49 +0000 Reenita Malhotra http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/12/the-time-for-denial-is-over-obama-chooses-his-green-team/

President-elect Obama met  with Al Gore and Vice President-elect Joseph Bidenenergy and climate policy — and how addressing those issues can drive the nation’s economic recovery, at the Transition’s Chicago headquarters earlier this wee to discuss

“The time for denial is over, ” President-elect Obama said. “This is a matter of urgency and national security…[but] it is not only a problem, it is also an opportunity. We have the opportunity now to create jobs all across this country in all 50 states to re-power America, to redesign how we use energy and think about how we are increasing efficiency to make our economy stronger, make us more safe, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and make us competitive for decades to come — even as we save the planet.”

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/12/the-time-for-denial-is-over-obama-chooses-his-green-team/feed/ Obama’s Secretary of Energy: Who Will Get the Call? http://gas2.org/2008/11/08/obamas-secretary-of-energy-who-will-get-the-call/ http://gas2.org/2008/11/08/obamas-secretary-of-energy-who-will-get-the-call/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:36:55 +0000 Anthony Cefali http://gas2.org/2008/11/08/obamas-secretary-of-energy-who-will-get-the-call/ The dust has barely settled from Tuesday’s election and the rumor mill is already up and running for potential White House staff. President-elect Obama faces a tough four years (if not eight), and will need all the help he can get. Undoubtedly, the job of Secretary of Energy is going to be a tricky one. So the question is, who is going to be up for the job?

Being a member of the President’s White House staff is no easy task.  President Andrew Jackson actually had two cabinets to hold the union together.  One was the formal cabinet which met in the White House and the other was known as his “Kitchen Cabinet” which met after hours across the street.

The Secretary of Energy will not be an easy role to assume.  The price of gas may have fallen recently, but that does not make us immune to future shortages and overseas skirmishes over resources.  President-elect Obama has been a symbol of American progress.  I sincerely hope his choice for the head of the DOE will share his vision and make sure we are on the right path to energy independence.

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