Politico names Jay Inslee (D-Wash) and Robert Kenndy Jr. as potential Interior picks in a recent article ( http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15142.html). Al Gore is also named as 'Ambassador at large for climate change.'
Lela On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Wendee Holtcamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Does anyone have any idea who the candidates might be for his Secretary of > the Interior? That will probably have an important impact on how he will > impact wildlife biologists, science, conservation, etc. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology > Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian > http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com > http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com > ~~6-wk Online Writing Courses Starts Nov 8~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Jesus spread the wealth – does that make him a socialist? > > Mark 10:21 "Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' > he said. 'Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you > will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" (NIV) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Teresa M. Woods > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:52 AM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Obama - good news for ecologists? > > I think an Obama administration can give us a lot to hope for on the one > hand -- Obama has spoken about restoring an emphasis on science in > education, and he clearly wants to be informed by science. He's > expressed serious concern about addressing global climate change. I've > heard him using some of the rhetoric consistent with Tom Friedman' book, > /Hot, Flat and Crowded/, emphasizing investment in renewable energy > sources and green building, also for wise economic reasons. Obama's > sensitive to the views in other countries, and just as leaders pressed > on President Bush to recognize climate change as real and human caused, > Obama will be under pressure from world leaders as well (and hopefully > more receptive). On the other hand, his administration is going to be > strapped by unimaginable inherited constraints. So what will be > realistic? I think only time will tell. But I am ... well, hopeful. > > Teresa > > > Teresa M. Woods, M.S. > Coordinator > Olathe Educational Partnership > > K-State Olathe Innovation Campus, Inc. > 18001 West 106th Street, Suite 160 > Olathe, KS 66061-2861 > > Office: Olathe Northwest High School > 21300 College Blvd., Rm. 1833 > Olathe, KS 66061 > Tel: 913-780-7150 > Mobile: 913-269-8512 > > > > > =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Brian?= wrote: > > What do you think this means in terms of funding, job opportunities, > > environmental education, research and policy, etc.? What major changes > (if > > any) do you think might occur over the next few years that will affect > our > > personal and professional lives as ecologists? Should we be excited? > > > > Kind of a vague and open-ended question, I realize, but I'm curious to > hear > > your thoughts. > > > > >
