“President-elect Obama’s nomination of Carol
Browner, Steven Chu, Lisa Jackson, and Nancy Sutley to top-level environmental
positions represents a 180 degree turnaround for the United States on the
environment and energy policy. With this team, the president-elect has made it
clear that repowering America with clean energy and addressing global warming
are top priorities for his administration. We look forward to working with him
to realize that shared vision.”
- Margie Alt,
Executive Director, Environment America
On Carol Browner, top
energy/climate advisor
“We congratulate Carol Browner on her appointment
to perhaps the most critical job in the next administration – overseeing the
shift to clean energy to save the planet and, in so doing, the economy.
As EPA Administrator, Carol Browner championed clean air, clean water and clean
energy and we look forward to working with her to make America the world’s
global warming leader.”
- Anna Aurilio,
Washington DC Office Director, Environment America
On Lisa Jackson,
Environmental Protection Agency
“While President Bush has stifled new environmental
protections and unraveled old ones, Lisa Jackson has for the past three years
been working to make New Jersey a national leader on some of the most pressing
environmental challenges of our time. Lisa Jackson’s skills, talents and
experience in New Jersey make her the best choice to partner with President-elect
Obama as he crafts long overdue national solutions to global warming and our
energy crisis.”
- Dena Mottola Jaborska, Executive Director,
Environment New Jersey
On Steven Chu,
Department of Energy
”The selection of Steven Chu as Secretary of Energy
is another clear indication of the Obama Administration's commitment to
dramatically shifting America's energy priorities. Dr. Chu understands the critical need to
reduce our fossil fuel consumption and our global warming emissions. His
commitment to energy efficiency, solar energy and other renewable energy
technologies, and his deep understanding of the policies it will take to put
America on the right energy path makes us optimistic that we can meet the
challenges ahead.”
- Rob Sargent, Energy Program Director, Environment America
On Nancy Sutley, White
House Council on Environmental Quality
“Nancy
Sutley is a committed environmentalist. Her broad range of experiences make her
well suited for a position that works across agencies in DC. Nancy Sutley knows
the power of state and local leaders to drive a national agenda. For example,
most recently she worked with Mayor Villaraigosa to make Los Angeles a greener
city. In Nancy Sutley, state and local leaders will have an able partner in
Washington, DC and we look forward to working with her to protect our air,
water and open spaces for now and future generations.”
- Bernadette Del Chiaro, Clean Energy Advocate, Environment
California
