http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/13374/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/kernen-energy-czar-browner-scary-during-once-lifetime-recession <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/paul-detrick">Paul Detrick</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President-elect Barack Obama named Carol Browner the “czar” of climate and energy policy for the White House, but CNBC’s Joe Kernen was wary of her appointment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “You can see that even in Europe, some of the climate concerns, given this, this once in a lifetime recession, John&nbsp;– to put someone that, an advocate of such strong measures,” Kernen said on “Squawk Box” Dec. 11. “Really I’ve seen her called Brownies or Brownistas. Um. That’s a little scary with what’s happening right now.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/kernen-energy-czar-browner-scary-during-once-lifetime-recession" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business autoindustry California CarolBrowner ClimateChange climateczar CNBC emissionsregulation eneryczar EPA GlobalWarming JoeKernen JohnHarwood Regulation SquawkBox Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:14:30 +0000 admin 25709 at http://archive2.mrc.org