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‘Revolving Door’: Biden’s Ocean Energy Chief Went To Work For Major Offshore Wind Company After Admin Boosted Industry

Amanda Lefon, a former director of the Ocean Energy Management Bureau (BOEM), has worked to work at a major offshore window after Agency boosts the industry and restricts the development of fossil fuels offshore. Ta.

Lefon was at the forefront of the Biden administration effort In order to build 30 gigawatts offshore wind capacity along the US coast with the capacity of Bohm by 2030, it is important in all government offshore wind push It plays a role. According to In her Linkedin profile. She then went Work on green energy -related issues Foley Hoag LLC -The major DC law firm -about six months, in July 2023, joined RWE, the main player in the offshore -style space.

“This is not surprising, given the incest relationship between the Biden Bohem and the wind industry. At Lefton’s clock, the agency helped rush to the SO FAR miserable grape garden. However, when the taxpayer is completed, the financial guarantee requirements for the abolition cost of the project (in the gulf, the same requirements to go out of business. Michael Chamberlain, the trust director of Protect the Public, told Daily Caller News Foundation. “During the period in Boem, the former Deputy Secretary of Interior Tommy Boy Dro, the boss, used to represent the breeze of the grape garden. The only thing that changes is the same as the player. (Related: Rotation door: CNN was applied within 48 hours to hire a comy assistant)

RWE is located in Germany, but has an office in New York and other American cities. company Ended up The largest offshore -style leasing owner in the New York Bite Lease area in 2022 won the coast of the coast of Northern California in the same year.

“RWE complies with all the interests and regulations,” said RWE spokeswoman told DCNF when he asked for comments on behalf of Lefton. The company did not deal with questions about Lefton compensation or whether Boem’s intimate knowledge played a company’s decision to hire her.

Sam Eaton, a CEO of Rwe Offshore Holdings, praised Lefton’s “Nou -how Government’s Level Navigate”, which helped to approve the two major offshore wind firms in Boem in Boem. I did. statement Create her employment.

As Chembalen pointed out in his statement, Lefton ran Bohem when he was Agency. Green light In May 2021, a large -scale grape garden wind developed off the coast of Nantaquet. At that time, Lefon stated that the approval of the grapes of the grape garden said, “It represents the power of the whole government’s approach to offshore wind.”

However, the wind of the grape garden was a controversy when one of the development turbine blades was malfunction, broken, and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. Fragments that occur as a result The road to the nearby beach, the workers eliminated pollution and further furious the locals, forcing them to close.

In addition, Bohem completed the most restrictive five -year schedule for oil and gas leasing in modern US history in December 2023. At that point, Lefon did not run an agency, but Bohem almost released his schedule. 500 days lateIn other words, the agency means dragging the petroleum and gas lease schedule while Lefton was in charge of Bohem.

Lefon is also a record opponent for continuous long -term use of fossil fuels. E & E News In May 2022, she said, “It is necessary to migrate to clean up the renewable energy to fight the climate change,” she said, incorporating the climate cost into oil and gas lease analysis and taking the social cost of carbon metrics. We support such policies. Outlet later It has been reported On January 24, Democratic Governor Kathy Hoachul, the Democratic Party, is considering nominating Leffn to operate the State Environmental Protection Bureau.

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