Hill Heat: Clinton Climate, Environmental, Energy and Agriculture AdvisorsScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2016-11-07T10:45:57-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:fcbe2d2f-5d2d-4337-9234-ec24a2f375f72016-11-06T21:18:00-05:002016-11-07T10:45:57-05:00Clinton Climate, Environmental, Energy and Agriculture Advisors<p>Various sources have reported (or speculated) on climate advisors to Hillary Clinton campaign and potential picks for a Clinton administration, including <a href='http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/hillary-clinton-climate-team-226930'>Politico</a>, The following advisors have financial ties to the fossil-fuel industry or have publicly stated clear pro-fossil-fuel industry positions.</p>
<ul>
<li>Trevor Houser – supports fracking, oil exports. Company Rhodium Group has fossil-fuel industry clients.</li>
<li>Heather Zichal – on the board of natural-gas fracking company Cheniere</li>
<li>Carol Browner – on the board of nuclear lobbying group Nuclear Matters; Albright Stonebridge Group has numerous fossil-fuel interests</li>
<li>Jody Freeman – on the board of ConocoPhillips</li>
<li>Michael Levi – supportive of Keystone XL, tar sands extraction, oil exports; Council on Foreign Relations funded by oil and gas industry</li>
<li>Jason Bordoff – Columbia Global Center on Energy funded by oil and gas industry</li>
<li>John Hickenlooper – petroleum engineer, strongly supporting of fracking</li>
<li>Tom Vilsack – worked for corporate law and lobbying firm Dorsey & Whitney, with numerous oil and gas clients</li>
<li>Blanche Lincoln – lobbies for Monsanto, Valero</li>
<li>Steven Beshear – Governors Council of fossil-funded Bipartisan Policy Center</li>
<li>Tom Nides – vice chairman of Morgan Stanley, major fossil-industry bank</li>
<li>Carlos Pascual – led international oil and gas promotion effort at State Department</li>
<li>Sarah Ladislaw – Senior Director, International Affairs, Statoil 2012</li>
<li>Gordon Giffin – Keystone XL lobbyist</li>
<li>Peter Ogden – senior advisor at Rhodium Group</li>
<li>Ernest Moniz – current Secretary of Energy, produced reports on fracking paid by oil and gas industry</li>
</ul>
The following have some ties to corporate America, the fossil-fuel industry, or have stated support for regulated fracking or opposition to aggressive climate policy.
<ul>
<li>Ben Kobren</li>
<li>John Podesta</li>
<li>Jennifer Granholm</li>
<li>Kristina Costa</li>
<li>Daniel Esty</li>
<li>Susan Tierney</li>
<li>Debbie Stabenow</li>
<li>David Hayes</li>
</ul>
The following have built a record of being strong on climate and environmental policy, without fossil-fuel ties.
<ul>
<li>Jane Lubchenco</li>
<li>Michael Oppenheimer</li>
<li>Frances Beinecke</li>
<li>Kathleen Merrigan</li>
<li>Michael Mann</li>
<li>Robert G Stanton</li>
<li>Lucy Waletzky</li>
<li>Wendy Abrams</li>
<li>Chris Rackens</li>
<li>Arun Majumdar</li>
<li>Paul Bodnar</li>
</ul><p>Various sources have reported (or speculated) on climate advisors to Hillary Clinton campaign and potential picks for a Clinton administration, including <a href='http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/hillary-clinton-climate-team-226930'>Politico</a>, The following advisors have financial ties to the fossil-fuel industry or have publicly stated clear pro-fossil-fuel industry positions.</p>
<ul>
<li>Trevor Houser – supports fracking, oil exports. Company Rhodium Group has fossil-fuel industry clients.</li>
<li>Heather Zichal – on the board of natural-gas fracking company Cheniere</li>
<li>Carol Browner – on the board of nuclear lobbying group Nuclear Matters; Albright Stonebridge Group has numerous fossil-fuel interests</li>
<li>Jody Freeman – on the board of ConocoPhillips</li>
<li>Michael Levi – supportive of Keystone XL, tar sands extraction, oil exports; Council on Foreign Relations funded by oil and gas industry</li>
<li>Jason Bordoff – Columbia Global Center on Energy funded by oil and gas industry</li>
<li>John Hickenlooper – petroleum engineer, strongly supporting of fracking</li>
<li>Tom Vilsack – worked for corporate law and lobbying firm Dorsey & Whitney, with numerous oil and gas clients</li>
<li>Blanche Lincoln – lobbies for Monsanto, Valero</li>
<li>Steven Beshear – Governors Council of fossil-funded Bipartisan Policy Center</li>
<li>Tom Nides – vice chairman of Morgan Stanley, major fossil-industry bank</li>
<li>Carlos Pascual – led international oil and gas promotion effort at State Department</li>
<li>Sarah Ladislaw – Senior Director, International Affairs, Statoil 2012</li>
<li>Gordon Giffin – Keystone XL lobbyist</li>
<li>Peter Ogden – senior advisor at Rhodium Group</li>
<li>Ernest Moniz – current Secretary of Energy, produced reports on fracking paid by oil and gas industry</li>
</ul>
The following have some ties to corporate America, the fossil-fuel industry, or have stated support for regulated fracking or opposition to aggressive climate policy.
<ul>
<li>Ben Kobren</li>
<li>John Podesta</li>
<li>Jennifer Granholm</li>
<li>Kristina Costa</li>
<li>Daniel Esty</li>
<li>Susan Tierney</li>
<li>Debbie Stabenow</li>
<li>David Hayes</li>
</ul>
The following have built a record of being strong on climate and environmental policy, without fossil-fuel ties.
<ul>
<li>Jane Lubchenco</li>
<li>Michael Oppenheimer</li>
<li>Frances Beinecke</li>
<li>Kathleen Merrigan</li>
<li>Michael Mann</li>
<li>Robert G Stanton</li>
<li>Lucy Waletzky</li>
<li>Wendy Abrams</li>
<li>Chris Rackens</li>
<li>Arun Majumdar</li>
<li>Paul Bodnar</li>
</ul>