Ex-Interior Secretary Norton to join Shell as counsel

[sabra]

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ex-interior-secretary-norton-join-shell/story.aspx?guid=%7BD222FD60-8116-41AC-B1B2-342CB0F65BE7%7D

Ex-Interior Secretary Norton to join Shell as counsel

HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) Wednesday said it hired Gale Norton to serve as a counsel for the oil giant.

The move comes amid rising scrutiny on Capitol Hill of Norton's former agency's dealings with the oil industry.

Norton, who stepped down as interior secretary on March 31, will be based primarily out of Colorado, and will serve as general counsel for Shell's unconventional resources division, Shell said.

Shell "is currently engaged in developing and testing proprietary technology designed to enhance oil recovery from certain unconventional sources, such as oil shale and extra heavy oil," Shell spokeswoman Destin Singleton said in a statement.

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Norton's hiring comes at a tough time for her former agency. With the Democratic takeover of Congress, leading lawmakers have signaled they will closely scrutinize the Interior Department's policies for collecting oil and gas royalties from public lands.

[babylonsister]

1. Nice. Should we expect Norton to be subpoenaed in future? nt

[muntrv]

2. Shocking!! I thought she was going to run a Pier One Imports store!!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Justitia]

3. LOL! -eom

[leftchick]

4. I Am SHOCKED I TELL YOU!

I thought she would be volunteering for NRDC or Environmental Defense.

:sarcasm:

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. How much longer

before they name an oil tanker after her?

[rpannier]

6. In the words of Gomer Pyle

"SHAZAM!!! SURPRISE!!! SURPRISE!!! SURPRISE!!!"

[Earth_First]

7. Finally joining the ranks of your corporate overlords, eh Gale?

Had enough of playing by the 'rules' that government imposes? Besides, the pay just simply cannot compete with the corporate lobby, now can they?

I hope you find your tenure with Royal Dutch Shell to be riddled with gridlock under the new DEMOCRATICALLY controlled congress.

[Raine]

8. FINALLY Norton has become an honest woman

and is taking money upfront from the oil companies instead of behind closed doors as she had been. x(

[PassingFair]

9. Such a blatant revolving door.

I am NOT amused.

[progressivebydesign]

10. Oh, that's rich. n/t

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. "Shell's unconventional resources division"

Nuking Yellowstone.