President Obama’s pick to become the nation’s next secretary of energy
is drawing criticism for his deep ties to the fossil fuel, fracking and
nuclear industries. MIT nuclear physicist
Ernest Moniz has served on advisory boards for oil giant BP and General
Electric, and was a trustee of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and
Research Center, a Saudi Aramco-backed nonprofit organization. In 2011,
Moniz was the chief author of an influential study for MIT
on the future of natural gas. According to a new report by the Public
Accountability Initiative, Moniz failed to disclose that he had taken a
lucrative position at a pro-drilling firm called ICF
International just days before a key natural gas "fracking" study was
released. Reaction to his nomination has split the environmental
community. Advocacy groups such as Public Citizen and Food & Water
Watch are campaigning against Moniz’s nomination, but the Natural
Resources Defense Council has praised his work on advancing clean energy
based on efficiency and renewable power. We speak to Kevin Connor of
the Public Accountability Initiative and ProPublica reporter Justin
Elliott, who have both authored investigations into Moniz’s ties to
industry. [includes rush transcript–partial
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