As the names peek out of the hat of a potential Obama Administration Cabinet, the difference between the current President and the next truly show the significance of what happened three days ago. Americans wanted change and they are going to get it. Over the last eight years, the EPA has suffered tremendously in its effectiveness to regulate polluters of the environment and many within have actively worked to hurt our planet for the benefit of the fossil fuel industries. Christie Todd Whitman was a joke and Stephen Johnson has actually tried to fight states who want to be more environmentally friendly. So who could Obama replace him with?
From The Times Union:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., founder of the New York-based water-protection group Waterkeeper Alliance, is interested in the Cabinet-level job, said Chris Navitsky, who heads the nonprofit group Lake George Waterkeeper.Despised by them, loved by those of us that want to see the Earth taken care of. This is a new beginning for our nation and unlike what many Republicans tried to claim, it is much more than just words of change, it will be actual, ground-breaking and Earth-shattering (shattering in a good way) change. It is time to put the people first, not the industries that continue to pollute our planet. Cheers to a possible RFK, Jr. EPA!Navitsky, whose organization is part of Waterkeeper Alliance's 177 programs around the world, said the telephone lines and e-mails have been buzzing about Kennedy in recent days as his fellow directors consider the possibility that he could be the nation's chief environmental officer.[...]
He wondered if Kennedy, an environmental lawyer with a long history of suing polluters, would face spirited opposition from some past adversaries during potential confirmation hearings.
"It will be interesting to see how influential some businesses might be in this. Bobby is despised by some sectors, like coal and power plants," said Navitsky.
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