at least he's honest

[Guest guest]

Another administration official kowtowing

to fossil-fuel industry

 

Mike Smith, the new assistant secretary for fossil fuels at the U.S.

Department of Energy, didn't take office until Monday, but he has

already told where his loyalties will lie. In a speech to the

Independent Oil and Gas Association last week in Charleston, W.Va.,

he said that he would " work to ensure that the oil, natural gas and

coal industry's interests are heeded in Washington, " the Charleston

Gazette reported. " The biggest challenge is going to be how to best

utilize taxpayer dollars to the benefit of industry, in my opinion, "