By DAVID HERBERT
The prospect of offshore-drilling supporter Ken Salazar heading up Interior and alleged New Jersey SuperFund bungler Lisa Jackson leading the Environmental Protection Agency may have some greens choking on their arugula.
But not all environmentalists are despairing just yet -- including Jackie Savitz, who directs anti-pollution campaigns for the ocean conservation nonprofit Oceana.
"I don't think we were expecting Obama to pick all slam dunks for us, or necessarily any slam dunks for us," Savitz said. "But having a government that focuses on real science and recognizes that science is an important factor in making decisions is going to be such a huge change for us."
As for Salazar, Savitz said she hopes that with lower gases prices and a new president, the Interior Secretary-designate will "take a fresh look" at the offshore drilling moratorium, which he supported repealing this summer.
Savitz and Dr. Jeffrey Short, a former fisheries researcher with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and an expert on climate change and ocean acidification, will be featured in an upcoming NationalJournal.com Insider Interview. Visit the archives page for more Insider Interviews.
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