New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Richard L. Kauffman as “energy czar” and said he would chair a newly created cabinet position for the Energy Policy and Finance Subcommittee. In a state of the state address, Cuomo said his “ambitious agenda” includes “investments in energy infrastructure, solar power and an electric vehicle network. Kauffman would be tasked with, among other things, creating the state’s first “green bank” within the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The bank would offer loans and grants to further “clean” energy deployment, coordinate and leverage the state’s energy spending and alleviate financial market barriers “that currently impede the flow of private capital to renewable energy projects.” Kauffman is a senior adviser to U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu. He serves on the boards of the Brookings Institution and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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Obama Energy, Environmental Czar to Depart
Carol M. Browner, the White House czar on energy and climate change, is expected to leave her position shortly, ending two years with the Obama administration (see Daily GPI, Dec. 12, 2008).
Browner: Gas Needs to Be ‘Bigger Part of Our Energy Future’
While Obama administration policies may tend to discourage the development of natural gas on public lands, environmental czar Carol Browner last Monday said natural gas is critical to the nation’s energy future.
Browner: Gas Needs to Be ‘Bigger Part of Our Energy Future’
While Obama administration policies may tend to discourage the development of natural gas on public lands, environmental czar Carol Browner Monday said natural gas is critical to the nation’s energy future.
Former Anti-Terrorism Czar Analyzes Threats of LNG Projects in New England
Richard Clarke, former anti-terrorism czar for both the Bush and Clinton administrations, is preparing a threat analysis of the proposed marine transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Narragansett Bay, said Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. The U.S. Coast Guard has requested a copy of the analysis, which is due to be completed by mid-April.
Former Anti-Terrorism Czar Analyzes Threats of LNG Projects in New England
Richard Clarke, former anti-terrorism czar for both the Bush and Clinton administrations, is preparing a threat analysis of the proposed marine transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Narragansett Bay, said Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. The U.S. Coast Guard has requested a copy of the analysis, which is due to be completed by mid-April.
