{"id":166,"date":"2008-12-22T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T21:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2008-12-22T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2008-12-22T21:48:41","slug":"obama-scienceenvrionment-appointees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2008\/12\/22\/obama-scienceenvrionment-appointees\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama’s science appointees"},"content":{"rendered":"

President-elect Barack Obama selected advisors and cabinet members this week who will shape the next administration\u2019s policies on ecological issues. Announcing the appointees in his weekly radio address, Obama said, \u201cThe truth is that promoting science isn\u2019t just about providing resources \u2013 it\u2019s about protecting free and open inquiry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>Here\u2019s a partial list of appointees.<\/span><\/p>\n

White House science advisor:<\/strong> Harvard University physicist John Holdren<\/strong>. The science advisor is the<\/span> director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which manages energy and environmental policy. Holdren is known internationally for his expertise on energy and climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/span>Head of the Na<\/strong><\/span>tional Oceanic and Atmospheric <\/strong><\/span>Administration (NOAA)<\/strong>: Oregon State University marine biologist Jane Lubchenco<\/strong>. Lubchenco, who served as ESA President from 1992-1993, is an outspoken advocate for scientists to become more actively involved in public policy discussions. Her appointment will likely turn NOAA\u2019s focus away from commercial fishing interests and toward conservation measures to protect and sustain ecosystems.\"\"<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change<\/strong> \u2013 or, as some have coined the position, \u201cenergy czar<\/strong>\u201d: former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Carol Browner<\/strong>. Browner has guided Obama\u2019s transition team on energy and environmental policy and expressed support for EPA\u2019s authority to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The role of the energy czar is not yet fully clear, but will include coordinating between agencies to create jobs, improve energy security and combat climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>

Other energy and environment appointees:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EPA Administrator: Lisa Jackson<\/strong>, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection director. Jackson will be tasked with restoring the image of EPA, which has been accused of becoming too closely aligned with industry.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interior Secretary: Senator Ken Salazar <\/strong>(D-Colorado)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Energy Secretary: Steven Chu<\/strong>, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality: Nancy Sutley<\/strong>, Los Angeles deputy mayor for energy and environment<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President-elect Barack Obama selected advisors and cabinet members this week who will shape the next administration\u2019s policies on ecological issues. Announcing the appointees in his weekly radio address, Obama said, \u201cThe truth is that promoting science isn\u2019t just about providing resources \u2013 it\u2019s about protecting free and open inquiry.\u201d Here\u2019s a partial list of appointees. White House science advisor: Harvard…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[93,113,114,115,116,117],"class_list":["post-166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecology-in-policy","tag-epa","tag-noaa","tag-obama","tag-ostp","tag-ecology-in-policy","tag-science-advisor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}