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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas there been any news out of Rick Perry's Dept of Energy?
I'm curious about what they're up to over there.
pkdu
(3,977 posts)Normally , you'd see some lies about what/why they are doing something.
https://energy.gov/listings/energy-news
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)exboyfil
(17,857 posts)who also happen to be nutcase racists to be in charge of technology commercialization (you know making money for the federal government from technology developed by the federal government).
cloudbase
(5,486 posts)no news really is good news.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)so he's just been wandering aimlessly around D.C. trying to recall where he's supposed to be working.
Bettie
(15,998 posts)hey, a girl can hope.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)The glasses didn't actually make him any smarter.
spanone
(135,633 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,119 posts)(2) Find a local hair stylist. Check.
(3) Find a good local place for Tex-Mex food. Check.
(4) Find ass with both hands and a flashlight. Working on it.
Bayard
(21,805 posts)Kaleva
(36,146 posts)Vinca
(50,170 posts)how to make a baking soda and vinegar volcano.
drray23
(7,587 posts)By thursday. I am a senior scientist at doe and so far, perry has been listening, asking questions, etc.. so far he has not shown signs of wanting to destroy the doe. If anything he seems impressed at what he is learning about the agency. Of course all that coud change on a dime....
louis-t
(23,199 posts)before he can destroy it, sneaky bastard that he is.
drray23
(7,587 posts)Anything related to climate science or renewable energy is not going to fare well. They probably wont touch the programs related to the nuclear stockpile since Trump wants to have a strong military. We have seventeen national labs doing research in nuclear physics. Its going to be hard for them to cut them. Each employ thousands and contribute to the local economy. Congress people are always eager to defend the stuff that is in their district.
If the cuts are of the order of 10 % we can get by with a reduced scientific output. If its 20 % they may have to close at least one such lab to keep the other going. That would be a bitter fight.
herding cats
(19,549 posts)Brian McCormack a former White House aide, a strategist at the Edison Electric Institute and a familiar face on Capitol Hill is working for Perry, a Department of Energy spokesman confirmed. DOE hasn't made a formal announcement.
McCormack's last day with EEI was March 2, the same day the Senate confirmed Perry, according to Brian Reil, a spokesman for the industry group.
As chief of staff, McCormack is helping manage DOE's $30 billion budget, 13,500 employees and 104,000 contractors. Past chiefs of staff have also helped implement the secretary's policy initiatives.
A DOE career employee who's not authorized to speak to the press and asked to remain anonymous said McCormack's presence is reassuring given his energy experience and EEI's acknowledgement of climate change.
EEI has described climate change as "one of the biggest energy and environmental policy challenges this country has ever faced" and has backed cap-and-trade legislation in the past. Several high-ranking Trump administration officials notably, U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt have questioned the notion of human-induced climate change despite scientific consensus on the issue.
http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2017/03/13/stories/1060051385
Read it and weep. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Edison_Electric_Institute