I read this in Saturday's Washington Post. It appears that the Republican staffers were calling up various energy lobbyists and asking for their wish lists to include in the Energy policy that Cheny was hammering out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56919-2002Apr26.html
-- Lobbyist's Wish List Sought E-Mail of Energy Dept. Official Released Under Court Order By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 27, 2002; Page A07 A top Energy Department official e-mailed a natural gas lobbyist last year seeking his wish list in drafting the Bush administration's energy policy, according to documents released this week under a federal court order. "If you were King, or Il Duce, what would you include in a national energy policy, especially with respect to natural gas issues?" Energy Department senior policy adviser Joseph Kelliher wrote in a March 18 e-mail to natural gas industry lobbyist Dana Contratto, a partner with the firm Crowell & Moring. "I am working up the policy elements, and am less confident of my judgement on gas pipeline issues than other areas, and thought I would pick your brain." The e-mail went out as the department was completing its recommendations to Vice President Cheney's energy task force, which released its report on May 17. It is part of thousands of task force documents disclosed as a result of a lawsuit against the agency filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. A separate lawsuit from the public interest law group Judicial Watch has resulted in another court order. -- I guess it must have been payback time for all those campaign contributions. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
