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Washington Post: Holdren and Lubchenco Nominations on Hold
Juliet Eilperin reports that Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has placed a hold on votes to approve John Holdren’s appointment as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Jane Lubchenco’s appointment as leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Despite speculation that the secret hold was on account of disagreements over matters of science policy, Eilperin writes: “Menendez is using the holds as leverage to get Senate leaders’ attention for a matter related to Cuba rather than questioning the nominees’ credentials.”
It suffices to say that getting Holdren and Lubchenco into those posts would be good for the health of the planet.
Comments on this article
Regardless of spins that various organizations, largely backed and funded by industry, put on “scientific research” of fish population studies, it is clear to all of us who spend our days on the waters that pollution is the greatest danger to our fisheries. Overfishing by commercial fisheries does exist, and that needs to be corrected without delay. Plastics from consumer packaging and pellets from manufacturing, as well as oil, chemical pollution, fertilizers and bug growth inhibitors are what is killing our fish and destroying habitats. This is fact, and no one is funding my thoughts nor statements, nor am I paid to be on the water.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:42 pm