Saturday, March 7, 2009

'NRDC mafia' finding homes on Hill, in EPA

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/03/06/06greenwire-nrdc-mafia-finding-homes-on-hill-in-epa-10024.html
The Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the country's most influential environmental groups, has sent at least a half-dozen former employees into prime government positions tasked with writing U.S. climate and energypolicies.Michael Goo, NRDC's legislative director on climate issues over the past 18 months, started Tuesday as special counsel for Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey's House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.