Obama considers creation of White House Energy Security Council

By GottaLaff

Change:

Barack Obama is seriously considering the creation of an Energy Security Council within the White House, according to sources close to the transition.

President-elect Obama and his staff are examining a white paper written by former President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff, John Podesta, who is heading up the Obama transition, the sources said.

The outline details how the committee would be formed, the sources said, and addresses how power would be balanced between a new National Energy Council and other White House entities, particularly the Council on Environmental Quality, which now oversees federal agency implementation of environmental policy.