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Obama faces pressure on offshore drilling

If Barack Obama maintains the lift on the federal moratorium on offshore drilling, he may be able to forge early peace with the oil industry by potentially opening up more domestic production while using a series of procedural checks and balances to ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  2 Dec 2008

Jones gives hope to energy companies

President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for national security adviser, retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones, is giving hope to energy companies that backed Republican John McCain that their concerns may still get an airing in the new administration. The ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY,JEN DIMASCIO, The Politico,  1 Dec 2008

Tracking 'The Gore Effect'

For several years now, skeptics have amusedly eyed a phenomenon known as “The Gore Effect” to half-seriously argue their case against global warming. The so-called Gore Effect happens when a global warming-related event, or appearance by the former ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  25 Nov 2008

Scientists urge caution on global warming

Climate change skeptics on Capitol Hill are quietly watching a growing accumulation of global cooling science and other findings that could signal that the science behind global warming may still be too shaky to warrant cap-and-trade legislation. ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  25 Nov 2008

Arizona congressman to Interior?

Rep. Raul M. Grijalva may be emerging as a top contender to be Barack Obamas secretary of the interior. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) may be emerging as a top contender to be Barack Obama’s secretary of the interior, according to sources close to the ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  21 Nov 2008

Oil lobby pushes energy agenda

The new Congress isn’t even seated yet, but the oil lobby is already firing up its campaign for more domestic oil development. The American Petroleum Institute is poised to spend a serious chunk of change on a multimedia education campaign, called ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  20 Nov 2008

Interior wants hand in emissions rules

The Interior Department could play an unprecedented role in shaping the new administration’s attempts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Some environmentalists say President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is eyeing the Endangered Species Act, ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  20 Nov 2008

Energy blueprints are short-list green lights

If you’re eyeing a top energy post in the new Obama administration, releasing a national energy plan seems to ensure your name is at least floated on some sort of short list of contenders. Google climate director Dan Reicher and Dow Chemical CEO ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  19 Nov 2008

Jump-starting the climate agenda

As soon as he’s sworn in as president, Barack Obama could begin enacting major parts of his climate agenda without congressional approval. A series of executive orders and administrative actions could reverse Bush administration policies that ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  18 Nov 2008

Chevron ties problematic for Gen. Jones

Retired Gen. James Jones, the former Marine commander who advised Republican John McCain on energy security issues during his presidential campaign, could top President-elect Barack Obama’s list to be energy ­secretary. But some renewable energy and ...

From ERIKA LOVLEY, The Politico,  18 Nov 2008

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