Energy Department Refuses to Provide Names to Trump Team

NBC (Washington) ^ | Dec 13, 2016 | AP

[Texas Fossil]

The Energy Department said Tuesday it won't provide the names of staffers who worked on climate policy or other issues to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, even as it pledges to cooperate with the incoming administration.

[BraveMan]

That is funny on so many different levels . . . !

[Texas Fossil]

It’s going to be a tough job hiding after what they have done for the past 8 years. Abuse of authority at high level is clear.

[Rembrandt]

“Very well, then the department gets gutted to a man.
Starting with the person who generated the response stated in the article.”

I agree. This is how Trump can get rid of Civil Service employees - present demands to them that they are likely to refuse. That’s a fire-able offense. Appointees are out immediately when he takes office and names them.

[Secret Agent Man]

i would fire all of them.

we are’simply eliminating your department.

even if they then want to name names. too late. already know cant trust you.

godsend they did this, makes it easy for trump.

[libh8er]

32 billion ! Mind boggling. How much energy does the dept of energy produce for the 32 billion ? Zero kw I am guessing.

[politicianslie]

Mass firings, and hire only as many as they need with a vastly stripped budget. Since Trump has been elected, about the only thing they should do from now on is certify new power plants.

Hussein Obama's EPA shut down MANY coal plants. He was much more effective than terrorist bombers would have been in the US. Electrical usage plunged under Obama but the costs of buying electricity went up.

Hussein did it on purpose to hurt the US economy. The DOE can put many of the shutdown plants back into operation.

[Texas Fossil]

Less than Zero. They actually have slowed the production. Closed down the entire Coal Industry.

[Crucial]

Fire whoever made this decision, for starters.

[Crucial]

That would be very smart.

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, indeed.

[MSF BU]

All EO and diversity/inclusivity positions eliminated.

[MSF BU]

We fire federal folks all the time. Look at the base closings. They always have the right to transfer to another federal job. The key is to make sure that there are thousands looking for jobs.

[golas1964]

Agreed - Fire the whole lot of them.

[grumpygresh]

Obstruction of justice? Looks like energy will be losing a lot of positions, but Jeff Sessions will need a whole lot more investigators.

[Gamecock]

Petulant little children.

That's ok, wait until your daddy gets home in about 35 days.

[Texas Fossil]

I think the petulant children know what is coming. At least their nutty actions show they are hyper agitated.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Exactly. Start by making an example of 2-3 at the top and warn the rest. Then, warn the rest of the diehard Climate Change folks in the nation that they are next. Shut that stuff down. Now.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

You have perfectly detailed re: Federal Reduction the way it should be done.

[Go_Raiders]

Yucca Mountain should be a temporary measure only. That isn’t waste, it’s 95% fuel. We need next generation reactors brought on line to provide low cost, safe, environmentally responsible power to drive the Trump Economy and burn up all that “waste”.

[headstamp 2]

Really incredible.