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Dept. of Energy’s Cathy Zoi: Still Flouting the Law, Still Stonewalling the Investigation
pajamas media ^ | 6/17/10 | Christopher Horner

Posted on 06/17/2010 7:49:19 AM PDT by Nachum

From Tuesday’s Energy & Environment Daily story, “Lawmaker ownership in BP, Transocean, Halliburton stirs controversy” (subscription required):

At least two dozen lawmakers own investments in the three companies tied to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as Congress investigates the disaster and considers reforms.

“This is a serious conflict of interest,” said Craig Holman, government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a watchdog group. “Only Congress exempts [itself] from this type of conflict of interest.

“They should not be making decisions that affect their own personal well-being,” Holman added.

(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cathy; dept; energys; zoi

1 posted on 06/17/2010 7:49:20 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 06/17/2010 7:49:52 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

http://www.libertyjuice.com/2010/06/17/new-rnc-ad-slams-obama-on-oil-response-why-didnt-you-pick-up-the-phone/


3 posted on 06/17/2010 7:50:53 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Take back our country on November 2, 2010.)
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To: Nachum

and they were all hand picked by whom?


4 posted on 06/17/2010 7:52:00 AM PDT by SF_Redux
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Love that ad. :)


5 posted on 06/17/2010 7:53:19 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

The well is the solution....

2.5 billion barrels @ $70/barrel = $175 billion

$175- $20 = $155 left over after cleanup


6 posted on 06/17/2010 7:55:33 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: Nachum

Thank you for your excellent pings!


7 posted on 06/21/2010 3:48:54 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Dems vetted Alvin Greene as well as they did Obama. "Republican plant" aka "blame Bush")
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