Oil Change International
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Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity, rspivak [at] biologicaldiversity.org
Over 500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban
Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC Over 500 climate, conservation, Indigenous, religious and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed executive order to ban new fossil fuel leasing and permitting on federal public lands and waters.
Biden promised during the campaign that he would stop new leasing and permitting activities on his first day in office. The executive order highlighted in today’s letter from 574 organizations outlines the steps needed for the next Interior Secretary to implement the president’s directive.
For Immediate Release, December 17, 2020
Contact:
Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, (218) 760-9958, jennifer@ienearth.org
Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 770-3187, jsu@biologicaldiversity.org
Leading Progressive Groups Launch Public Pressure Campaign for Biden to Address Fossil Fuel Pollution, Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON Organizations representing millions of environmental, racial and economic justice advocates across the country launched a new campaign today to hold President-elect Joe Biden accountable on his promises for bold climate action. The
Build Back Fossil Free campaign includes 25 crucial executive actions Biden must take the moment he enters office to prevent climate chaos, end fossil fuel racism and improve well-being for millions of people.
Biden Taps Granholm for Energy Secretary, McCarthy for White House Climate Czar
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. reportedly has chosen former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to serve as White House climate czar under the new administration.
A two-term governor, Granholm served from 2003-2011. During her tenure, she signed into law bipartisan clean energy and energy efficiency legislation, promoted advanced battery and renewable energy manufacturing in the state, and helped orchestrate the 2009 federal bailout of General Motors Co. and Chrysler.
McCarthy, meanwhile, ran the EPA under President Obama from 2013 to 2017. She oversaw several landmark rulemakings, including the Clean Power Plan in 2015, which set the first national standards for reducing carbon emissions from power plants.
Oil Change International
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Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer [at] ienearth.org
Denali Nalamalapu, 350.org, denali.nalamalapu [at] 350.org
Ryan Schleeter, Greenpeace USA, rschleeter [at] greenpeace.org
Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, jsu [at] biologicaldiversity.org
Leading Progressive Groups Launch Pressure Campaign for Biden to Address Fossil Fuels and Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC Today, organizations representing millions of environmental, racial, and economic justice advocates across the country are launching a new campaign to hold President-elect Joe Biden accountable to his promises for bold climate action. The
Build Back Fossil Free campaign includes 25 crucial executive actions Biden must take the moment he enters office to prevent climate chaos, end fossil fuel racism, and improve well-being for millions of people.
Steve Jennings / Getty Images for TechCrunch
Originally published on December 15, 2020 8:09 pm
Updated 6:39 p.m. ET
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to be the next secretary of energy, two sources familiar with transition discussions told NPR.
Granholm will bring experience in promoting clean-energy manufacturing as Biden tries to implement a sweeping $2 trillion climate plan.
The selection was first reported by Politico.
Granholm has been Michigan s attorney general and served two terms as governor until 2011. She was also an energy adviser to Hillary Clinton and is an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley law school.