Cheney Energy Task Force
In the spring of 2002, under order from a federal judge, the U.S. Department of Energy released to NRDC roughly 13,500 pages relating to previously secret proceedings of the Bush administration's energy task force. (President Bush formed the task force in early 2001 to develop a national energy policy, with Vice President Cheney at the helm.) Even though the government heavily censored the documents before supplying them to NRDC, they reveal that Bush administration officials sought extensive advice from utility companies and the oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy industries, and incorporated their recommendations, often word for word, into the energy plan.
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April 11, 2002 | Appeal re Related Interior Dept. Docs |
March 27, 2002 | Contempt Motion |
March 27, 2002 | Contempt Memo |
March 27, 2002 | Declaration, Sharon Buccino |
March 27, 2002 | Declaration, Howard M. Crystal |
February 27, 2002 | Court order |
February 27, 2002 | Court memorandum |
January 30, 2002 | Memo, Expedited Release of Papers |
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