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Obama's Science Adviser
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Reported, naturally, by Science, is Harvard physicist and climate change expert John Holdren. Expect an announcement this weekend. ...
Report: Holdren as science advisor
Ben Smith's Blog —
Science reports that John Holdren, a physicist, will be the White House Science Advisors:
Obama Ready to Pick Science Adviser
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"Strong indications are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John Holdren to be the president's science adviser," according to Science. ...
John Holdren to be Obama's Science Advisor
Hit & Run —
Eli Kintisch is reporting at the ScienceInsider blog that John Holdren, who is a Professor of Environmental Policy and Director of Program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy at Havard's John F. Kennedy School of Government will be tapped as science advisor by President-elect Barack Obama. In his salad days, Holdren was a paid-up member of The Limits to Growth club. For example, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...
Filling the cabinet
Political Animal —
... will fill open seat on the Federal Reserve board in Washington. * Physicist John Holdren , an international expert on energy and climate, will be Obama's science adviser. That fills every position in the entire cabinet except the CIA director. I don't have anything especially interesting to say about this; I just thought I'd update the record.— ...
More Cabinet Picks & Other Appointments
Shakesville —
• Rep. Linda Solis (D-CA) has reportedly been selected as the next Secretary of Labor. The daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants and the only congressmember of Central American descent, Solis is strongly pro-union earned a 100% rating from the AFL-CIO last year. • Physicist John Holdren has reportedly been selected as the president's science adviser. • Rahm Emanuel's brother Zeke will reportedly "serve as a senior counselor at the White House Office of Management and Budget on health policy" and "work closely with Department of Health and ...
Hooray for Holdren!
Open Left - Front Page —
... I've since had several more chances to talk to him and while my opinion has grown more nuanced, I can't think of anyone better to be Obama's science advisor and head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. John Holdren has spent his career trying to save the planet: recently, that's meant doing everything he can to stop global warming. Before that, he accepted a Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Pugwash for their attempts to stop nuclear proliferation. ...
Joseph Romm: Obama's Strongest Message on Climate Yet
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Science magazine is reported Thursday that "Strong indications are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John Holdren to be the president's science adviser."
I have known Holdren for over a decade and have discussed energy/climate issues with him many times. He probably has more combined expertise on both climate science and clean energy technology than any other person who could plausibly have been named science adviser. You can see a video of an excellent talk he gave here (along with talks by ...
Elation to Confusion to Elation Again: The Obama Energy Appointments Roller-Coaster
Firedoglake —
... for the Department of Labor, Professor Jane Lubchenco to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and John Holdren as the Presidential Science Advisor (and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy). A massive turn back to ELATION! ...
Menendez Blocks Obama’s Scientists Over Unrelated, ‘Deeply Offensive’ Cuba Policies
Wonk Room —
... Obama’s climate scientists are collateral damage in an unrelated fight over Cuba policy with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ). Menendez is responsible for an anonymous hold on the nominations of Dr. John Holdren and ...
