http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/richardwindsor/ en-us Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:42:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3002951/posts Top Environmental Protection Agency officials used computer instant messages to try to circumvent open-records laws, according to a new lawsuit filed late last week by a researcher who has been demanding the agency comply with the law. Christopher C. Horner, the researcher who earlier uncovered that EPA officials were using private email addresses to conduct official business, said that in going over some of those earlier records he discovered the agency was using instant messages, too. He now is suing to get a look at those records, which he said EPA has refused to release. “It seems we have uncovered... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3002951/posts#comment Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:42:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994987/posts Environmental Protection Agency officials lied when they said a top official only once used his private email for public business, Sen. David Vitter said on Friday as he released copies of several emails in which that official conducted business with the EPA’s director and with outside groups. The revelation comes on the heels of charges from Republicans and a private sector author that former agency Director Lisa Jackson also had a private email address she used to avoid open-government transparency laws. All government business is required to be done on official emails so that it is available for open-records requests.... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994987/posts#comment Fri, 8 Mar 2013 23:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2981449/posts House Republicans are threatening “formal action” against the Environmental Protection Agency unless the agency hands over records about Administrator Lisa Jackson’s use of a secondary government email account. Republicans allege that Jackson’s use of an internal account under the alias “Richard Windsor” undercuts the agency’s transparency. Top Republicans on the Science, Space and Technology Committee sent the EPA a letter Thursday that says the agency has failed to comply properly with prior requests for records about use of “dual, secondary and non-public” email accounts by EPA officials. The letter suggests a subpoena could be in the offing if lawmakers don’t... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2981449/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2978351/posts (Update: CEI's Chris Horner tells CNSNews.com the next step is a meeting with Justice Department officials: "We will ask them to right EPA's ship, and if they do not agree, we will ask the court," he said. Horner says he wants a "straight answer" to a direct question: Did the EPA, as part of a FOIA request, search the "Richard Windsor" email accounts? Richard Windsor is the alias used by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, apparently to shield some official communications from public view.) (CNSNews.com) – Complying with a court order minutes before Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline, the Environmental Protection... CNSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2978351/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:41:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2974584/posts From the Washington Times: A House committee has launched an investigation into whether EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used an email alias to try to hide correspondence from open-government requests and her agency’s own internal watchdog — something that Republican lawmakers said could run afoul of the law.The science committee has asked Ms. Jackson to turn over all information related to an email account under the name of “Richard Windsor,” which is one of the aliases identified by a researcher looking into the EPA.The committee has also asked the White House’s lawyer and EPA’s inspector general to look into the matter... Watts Up With That? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2974584/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2013 16:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2972712/posts Lisa Jackson is the boss at one of the most contentious government agencies in the Obama administration and is responsible for numerous controversial actions that will have a significant financial effect on American consumers: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). So it’s no wonder Congress is miffed to discover that her decision-making process on key issues was conducted in the most secretive manner Washington has ever devised—under an alias. Jackson’s secret identity email account name is “Richard Windsor.” The name is part family dog (Richard) and part hometown (East Windsor, N.J.), and it turns out there are at least 12,000 recently... Human events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2972712/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:56:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969981/posts (CNSNews.com) - The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General says it will investigate whether EPA officials -- including Administrator Lisa Jackson -- used alias email accounts to conduct official government business, thereby shielding those communications from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Jackson reportedly used the name "Richard Windsor" on an official email account from which she may have sent messages on the administration's coal policy. Chris Horner of the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute says he discovered Jackson's "false identity" while doing research for his book, "The Liberal War on Transparency.” Horner said he came across an "obscure" EPA... CNSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969981/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:30:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969518/posts Two members of Congress sent a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson over her use of the alias "Richard Windsor." The congressmen, Fred Upton and Cliff Stearns, want Jackson to explain her actions. lisa jackson "In recent weeks, questions have been raised in Congress and among public interest groups about the use of one or more secondary email accounts and aliases by you and potentially other officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)," they wrote in a letter addressed to Jackson. "Given your reported use of at least one alias email account in your conduct of agency business, we write... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969518/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:45:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2961167/posts Barack Obama promised his administration set a new standard in transparency: I will also hold myself as president to a new standard of openness .... Let me say it as simply as I can: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency. Obama even issued a memo My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government. He declared his to... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2961167/posts#comment Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:47:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2960779/posts The House Science Committee is investigating whether Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson used the secret email alias "Richard Windsor" to hide internal communications from government watchdogs—an action that may violate open-records laws. Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2960779/posts#comment Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:18:41 GMT