ApocaDocs: EPA successor faces fracking fight

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Posted Mon Dec 31 2012: from The Morning Call:


	EPA successor faces fracking fight http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1356974152 Lisa Jackson's exit as head of the Environmental Protection Agency leaves her successor to combat global warming and set rules for hydraulic fracturing over the objections of businesses and Republican lawmakers... Jackson used a combination of technical expertise and political charm to try to ease complaints from Republicans, such as Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe. "Lisa Jackson and I disagreed on many issues and regulations while she headed the EPA; however, I have always appreciated her receptivity to my concerns, her accessibility and her honesty," Inhofe said in a statement Thursday. "She was one of the few at the EPA that was honest with me."

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'Doc Jim says:

So she's the one who told Inhofe global warming is a hoax!