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The Green Plum Book: Conservation Leaders for the Obama Administration The Green Plum Book: Conservation Leaders for the Obama Administration The Obama Administration will be confronted with the overwhelming urgency of the energy security issue, with all the accompanying demands to maximize domestic production. The Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce departments will increasingly be on the front line of this rapidly evolving debate. The current framework positions energy security against the preservation of our public lands and natural resources. The future of our public lands will depend on the resolve and effectiveness of their managers. The competing pressures are arguably more intense than they have ever been; every American will be affected by decisions over the next four years. Several of the nation’s most significant conservation leaders, which support efforts to promote public land preservation, have enabled the Arabella Legacy Fund to identify, research, and promote key individuals who could effectively lead in this challenging environment. Starting from a vast pool of nearly two hundred viable leaders, a team narrowed the range and scope down to roughly a dozen for each position. After profiling this strong stable of leaders, candidates were further analyzed for their respective strengths, skills, character and record to date. All were measured against the emerging context, nature and degree of challenges that each position would demand of him or her. Each showed varying degrees of strength across a broad spectrum of qualities and criteria. Our effort elevates those individuals who would arrive in the office with a full appreciation for the risks ahead: prepared for obstacles; anticipating issues before they arise; and strategically defining debate. The following profiles and analysis highlight those individuals who offer a unique opportunity for leadership and the promotion of a conservation agenda. CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION As of Monday, December 01, 2008 Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Budget Management Brooks Yaeger Joe Lovett Solicitor Director ‐ Bureau of Land Management John Leshy Matt Millenbach Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director, Office of Surface Mining Will Shafroth Dr. Margaret Janes Director, National Park Service Director, Minerals Management Service Dan Kimball Lee Ellen Helfrich Mike Finley Don Barry Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Bradley Campbell Director, US Fish and Wildlife Joanna Prukop Director, US Geological Service Dan Ashe Susan Kieffer Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Director, Bureau of Reclamation Mike Connor Mary Kelley Dave Wegner Bureau of Indian Affairs Alvin Warren Bob Anderson US Department of Agriculture Under Secretary of Natural Resources and Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service Environment Robert Bendick Chris Wood Ferd Hoefner Chief, US Forest Service Administrator, Farm Service Agency Tom Tidwell Dallas Tonsager Randy Moore Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Bruce Babbitt Service Hilda Diaz Soltero Dan Ashe Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Water Alex Matthiessen Eric Raffini Department of Defense Assistant Secretary of the Army - Civil Works Mary Doyle Transition Profiles 2008 Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Department of the Interior Profile: Brooks B. Yeager Considered For: Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Background Information Brooks Yeager currently works as the Executive Vice President of the Climate Policy Center at Clean Air-Clean Planet, which is a leading organization dedicated to promoting global warming solutions. Throughout his career, Yeager worked for environmental conservation efforts Name: Brooks Yeager through positions in both the public and private sectors. Current Position Executive Vice President of While working for the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society in the Reagan years, Yeager the Climate Policy Center, helped to bring down a forceful coal leasing agenda led by former Interior Secretary James Clean Air-Clean Planet Watt. Yeager reformed the Forest Service and BLM’s oil and gas leasing processes, and was influential in protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He also held significant Residence environmental positions in both the Clinton and Bush Administrations. 10608 Woodsdale Dr. Silver Spring MD 20901 Previous Positions Contact Information • Senior Vice President, David Gardiner Associates Climate Policy Center • Principal, Birdwell Strategies 1730 Rhode Island Ave. #707 Washington, DC 20036 • Visiting fellow, H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2005 202-775-5191 (office) • Vice President of the Global Threats Program, World Wildlife Fund, 2001 202-213-0876 (cell) • Co-Chair, National Energy Strategy Workgroup 301-593-2131 (home) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Development, State Department, 1999-2000 www.cleanair-coolplanet.org • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs to Interior Secretary byeager@cleanair- Bruce Babbitt, Department of the Interior, 1993 coolplanet.org • Directed environmentalists, Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, 1992 • Consultant, environmental and public interest organizations and foundations [email protected] • Vice President for Governmental Affairs, Audubon Society • Washington Representative, Sierra Club • Legislative aide, Congressman Jim Weaver (D-OR), specialized in environmental issues, 1977 Public Service & Other Activities • As a VP at the World Wildlife Fund, he testified at the following hearings: o House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, March 25, 2004 o Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, May 14, 2002 • As the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, testified before the House Committee on Resources Regarding the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, March 18, 1999 Personal Life • Yeager received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University • He and his wife live near the Anacostia River in Silver Spring, Maryland and have two grown daughters • Yeager and his wife enjoy bird-watching, rafting, hiking, listening to music and hanging out with their daughters Transition Profiles 2008 Solicitor of the Interior Profile: John Leshy Considered For: Solicitor, Department of the Interior Background Information John Leshy is the Harry D. Sunderland Distinguished Professor of Real Property Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law. He teaches courses on property law, public land and natural resources law. In the past, Leshy also taught constitutional law (state and federal), property law, Indian law, water law, public land law, natural resources law and policy, and law and social change. He has written widely on federal lands, water, natural resources, constitutional and comparative law. He co-authored the standard casebook on federal land resources law and one of the leading casebooks on water law. Leshy also published books on the Mining Law of 1872 and the Arizona Constitution. Name: John Leshy Leshy served as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior during the Clinton Current Position administration, holding the second longest tenure of any Solicitor in the Department's Professor of Real Property Law, history. He was also an Associate Solicitor for Energy and Resources in the Carter Hastings College of Law Administration. Date of Birth Previous Positions 1944, Southern Ohio • Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1993-2001 • Special Counsel, Rep. George Miller(D-CA), Resources Committee, 1992-1993 Residence 1252 Broadway • Professor of Law, Arizona State University, 1980-1992 San Francisco, CA 94109 • Associate Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 1977-1980 • Attorney, National Resources Defense Council, 1972-1977 Contact Information • Attorney, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1972 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Public Service & Other Activities • Trustee, Grand Canyon Trust 415-565-4726 • Trustee, National Heritage Institute www.uchastings.edu • Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, Past President, Wyss Foundation [email protected] • Trustee, Western Progress • Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Raft Adventures • Director, Interior Project Transition, President-Elect Obama's administration • Member, Advisory Board, Earthworks Other Notes of Importance • Co-Author of “Legal Controls of Water Resources,” (July 2006) • Co-Author of “Federal Public Lands and Resource Law,” the standard textbook for public lands law (July 2002) • Author of “The Arizona State Constitution: A Reference Guide,” (August 1993) • Author of “The Mining Law: A Study in Perpetual Motion” (January 1987) • The following quotation about Professor Leshy is attributed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, from August 2007: At an August 2007 field hearing in Elko, Nevada, Reid shared with those present his opinion of Leshy, then a professor, according to a transcript of the event. "[N]ow, thank goodness, [Leshy] is a professor, not involved in doing anything regarding mining," said Reid, the son of a miner. "He tried to destroy mining. Really. [He] didn't believe in it. He wanted it gone. And that has created uncertainty." Reid went on to make reference to a document produced by Leshy in 1997 known as the millsite opinion.
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