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President | President George W. Bush's CEQ chairman was [[James L. Connaughton]], serving from 2001 to 2009. He was formerly a partner at the law firm [[Sidley Austin LLP]],<ref>"[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/connaugton-bio.html Connaughton Whitehouse bio]," whitehouse.gov</ref> where he [[Lobbying|lobbied]] to reduce government regulation on behalf of clients including the [[Aluminum Company of America]] and the [[American Chemistry Council|Chemical Manufacturers Association of America]].<ref>Griscom Little, Amanda "[http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html Earth Shakers: The Counter-Enviro Power List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926171051/http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html |date=2010-09-26 }}," Outside Magazine, May 2005</ref> | ||
During the Bush administration, there were concerns over links between CEQ staffers and the industries it oversaw. [[BBC]] Environment Analyst [[Roger Harrabin]] described it as "a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the [[Petroleum in the United States|U.S. oil industry]]."<ref>Harrabin, Roger "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5408798.stm Links to oil industry]," BBC, 5 October 2006</ref> One CEQ chief of staff under President Bush, [[Philip Cooney]], was previously a [[lobbyist]] employed by the [[American Petroleum Institute]].<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html?ex=1276056000&en=7da9d69d3b1ecb1a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Lobbyist for API]," New York Times; June 10, 2005</ref> In June 2005, ''The New York Times'' published an internal CEQ memo provided by federal [[whistleblower]] [[Rick Piltz]]. The memo showed Cooney had repeatedly edited government climate reports in order to play down links between [[exhaust gas|emission]]s and [[global warming]]. Cooney, who claimed he had been planning to resign for two years, resigned two days after the scandal broke "to spend more time with his family."<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Cooney resignation]," ''The New York Times'', June 8, 2005</ref> Immediately after resigning, Cooney went to work for [[ExxonMobil]] in their public affairs department.<ref>Wilson, Jamie "[https://www.theguardian.com/usa/story/0,12271,1507554,00.html Cooney move to ExxonMobil]," ''The Guardian'', June 16, 2005</ref> In 2005 Piltz created a watchdog organization Climate Science Watch, a program of the [[Government Accountability Project]].<ref>"[http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/history/ History]". Climate Science & Policy Watch. climatesciencewatch.org. Retrieved February 4, 2018.</ref> | During the Bush administration, there were concerns over links between CEQ staffers and the industries it oversaw. [[BBC]] Environment Analyst [[Roger Harrabin]] described it as "a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the [[Petroleum in the United States|U.S. oil industry]]."<ref>Harrabin, Roger "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5408798.stm Links to oil industry]," BBC, 5 October 2006</ref> One CEQ chief of staff under President Bush, [[Philip Cooney]], was previously a [[lobbyist]] employed by the [[American Petroleum Institute]].<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html?ex=1276056000&en=7da9d69d3b1ecb1a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Lobbyist for API]," New York Times; June 10, 2005</ref> In June 2005, ''The New York Times'' published an internal CEQ memo provided by federal [[whistleblower]] [[Rick Piltz]]. The memo showed Cooney had repeatedly edited government climate reports in order to play down links between [[exhaust gas|emission]]s and [[global warming]]. Cooney, who claimed he had been planning to resign for two years, resigned two days after the scandal broke "to spend more time with his family."<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Cooney resignation]," ''The New York Times'', June 8, 2005</ref> Immediately after resigning, Cooney went to work for [[ExxonMobil]] in their public affairs department.<ref>Wilson, Jamie "[https://www.theguardian.com/usa/story/0,12271,1507554,00.html Cooney move to ExxonMobil]," ''The Guardian'', June 16, 2005</ref> In 2005 Piltz created a watchdog organization Climate Science Watch, a program of the [[Government Accountability Project]].<ref>"[http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/history/ History]". Climate Science & Policy Watch. climatesciencewatch.org. Retrieved February 4, 2018.</ref> | ||
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| [[James L. Connaughton]] | | [[James L. Connaughton]] | ||
| June 18, 2001 – January 19, 2009 | | June 18, 2001 – January 19, 2009 | ||
| | | George W. Bush | ||
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