Position: Secretary - Energy

The secretary is responsible for the following four energy policy areas:
1. To protect national security by applying advanced science and nuclear technology to the nation?s defense.
2.To protect national and economic security by promoting a diverse supply of reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound energy.
3.To protect national and economic security by providing world-class scientific research capacity and advancing scientific knowledge.
4. To protect the environment by providing a responsible resolution to the environmental legacy of the Cold War and by providing for the permanent disposal of the nation?s high-level radioactive waste.

Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation    

Nominations so far:

Nominee	Rating
Rep. Jay Inslee
Al Gore
Daniel M. Kammen
Ralph Cavanagh
Dan Reicher
Amory Lovins
John P Holdren
Senator Tim Wirth

Work for a massive reorientation of the country's energy systems to conservation and renewables;

Support research and development in energy conservation and renewables;

Work to move us away from an oil/carbon-based economy;

Recommit our country to nuclear non-proliferation: stop nuclear arms Research and Development. We should be international leaders in this important work;

Dismantle nuclear stockpiles, work with other countries and the UN in securing errant nuclear materials.