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gristmill.grist.org - 12/11/2008

Transition talk: Jackson action | Gristmill: The environmental news blog

— gristmill.grist.org — Lisa Jackson is Obama's pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sources close to the transition confirm. Jackson, who's been working on Obama's transition team for the EPA, has served since 2006 as commissioner of the New Jersey ... (more) Transition talk: Jackson action | Gristmill: The ...

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gristmill.grist.org - 12/11/2008

Mind your CEQ | Gristmill: The environmental news blog

— gristmill.grist.org — Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley is expected to be appointed to head President-elect Barack Obama's White House Council on Environmental Quality, a transition team spokesperson said Wednesday. Combined with the expected nomination of Steven Chu ... (more) Mind your CEQ | Gristmill: The environmental news blog

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Barack Obama

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climateprogress.org - 12/3/2008

Blog Archive » Whose bailout plan is best: Ford drops hydrogen while GM remains ...

— climateprogress.org — The car companies have come back to DC begging for money. But this time they have put on the table serious restructuring plans. At first glance, Ford’s ( here ) appears to me sounder than GM’s ( here ). I’m interested in your opinions. Assuming we ... (more) Blog Archive » Whose bailout plan is best: Ford ...

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All Tomorrow’s Corn Cars
Matthew Yglesias — Joe Romm observes that GM’s plan for recovery (PDF) involves terrible energy and environmental policy: General Motors is also the world leader in flex fuel technologies, with over 3 million flex fuel-equipped vehicles on U.S. roads today. Flex fuels represent the fastest way for the United States to reduce its dependence on imported oil. As Romm says: “Uhh, no. Corn ethanol remains the worst energy policy idea of the past two decades with very limited potential to replace significantly more imported oil. Meanwhile, scalable, affordable cellulosic ethanol ...

"A Political Document"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Manzi works through GM's restructuring plan: The point of this document was supposed to be the presentation of the plan to achieve these operational improvements. But there’s no there there. I guess somebody who’s never read a real business plan might mistake this document for one, but it’s a joke. Joseph Romm assesses bailout plans submitted by Ford and GM. Yglesias adds his two cents. I'm beginning to hope that the Big 3 go under. Any sign that the tax payer is prepared to rescue these losers means we have all but given up ...