I just heard that Rep. Henry Waxman defeated Rep. John Dingell for Chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, 137 to 122 votes. This is definitely good news for a green economy.
best, paul
ps. I put in my comments on the Change.gov opposing MTR.
I sent in my comments and thought you might like to participate.
From: John Podesta, Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team [mailto:autoresponse@esmtp.change.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:48 PM
To: Grubb, Karen
Subject: Take a look
Dear Karen,
62 days. That's how much time we have left to prepare for the Obama-Biden Administration that will bring the change Americans demanded so strongly in this past election.
President-elect Obama has set a high bar for the Transition team: to execute the most efficient, organized, and transparent transfer of power in American history. As a co-Chair for the Transition, I want to tell you about a few steps we've already taken to achieve this goal.
First, we adopted the strictest ethics guidelines ever applied to any transition team. President-elect Obama pledged to change the way Washington works, and that begins with shifting influence away from special interests and restoring it to the everyday Americans who are passionate about fixing the problems facing our country.
Opening up the Transition means listening to your ideas and stories and providing a window into how the process works.
To give you a look at how we're approaching some of the nation's most pressing issues, we filmed this meeting of our Energy and Environment Policy Transition Team and interviewed team member Heather Zichal.
Watch the video and submit your ideas on energy and the environment:
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John
John Podesta
Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team
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