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The Energy Task Force is commonly known as the Cheney Energy Task Force after Vice President of the United States of America, Dick Cheney. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States.

In his second week in office George W. Bush created the task force, officially known as the National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG) with Dick Cheney as chairman. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. This group was supposed to develop an energy policy for the Bush administration. With both Bush and Cheney coming from the energy industry, which had contributed heavily to their campaign, and with the group proceeding in extreme secrecy, critics charged that the energy industry was exercising undue influence over national policy.

Congressmen Henry Waxman and John Dingell prompted the General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, to pursue Congress's oversight authority. Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles California) is an American politician. John David Dingell Jr (born in Colorado Springs Colorado, July 8, 1926) is a Democratic United States Representative from The Government Accountability Office ( GAO) is the Audit, Evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress. Eventually the GAO filed a lawsuit known as Walker v. Cheney against the administration. This represented a power struggle between the legislative and executive branches. Judge John D. Bates, a recent Bush appointee, dismissed the case but did not rule on the Executive Privilege issue. John D Bates (born October 11, 1946) a United States District Judge for the U

Most of the activities of the Energy Task Force had not been disclosed to the public, even though Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests (since 19 April 2001) have sought to gain access to its materials. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The organisations Judicial Watch and Sierra Club launched a law suit (U. Judicial Watch is an organization which describes itself as "a conservative non-partisan American educational foundation that promotes transparency accountability and integrity in Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Judicial Watch Inc. v. Department of Energy, et al. , Civil Action No. 01-0981) under the FOIA to gain access to the task force's materials. On 5 March 2002 the US Government was ordered to make a full disclosure; this has not happened, pending appeal. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In the Summer of 2003 a partial disclosure of these materials was made by the Commerce Department. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting Economic growth This resulted in the release of documents, maps, and charts, dated March 2001, of Iraq's, Saudi Arabia's and United Arab Emirates' oil fields, pipelines, refineries, tanker terminals and development projects. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit That case eventually went to the Supreme Court and the ruling was to send the case back to the Court of Appeals.

On April 4, 2001, representatives of 13 environmental groups, including Erich Pica of Friends of the Earth and Anna Aurilio of the U. S. Public Interest Group, met with the Task Force (although not with Vice President Cheney personally). [1] Environmental groups have speculated that this meeting was an attempt to appease them, since it is reported that a draft paper had already been produced at the time of this meeting and that half of the meeting was spent on various members introducing themselves. No further meetings between the task force and the environmental groups were reported, although there had been at least 40 meetings between the task force and representatives of the energy industry and its interest groups [1]

The Washington Post reported on November 15, 2005 that it had obtained documents detailing how executives from major oil corporations, including Exxon-Mobil Corp. The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D , Conoco, Royal Dutch Shell Oil Corp. Conoco Inc was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins , and the American subsidiary of British Petroleum met with Energy Task Force participants while they were developing national energy policy. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Vice President Cheney was reported to have met personally with the Chief Executive Officer of BP (formerly British Petroleum) during the time of the Energy Task Force's activities. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major In the week prior to this article revealing oil executive involvement, the Chief Executives of Exxon-Mobil and ConocoPhillips told members of the US Senate that they had not participated as part of the Energy Task Force, while the CEO of British Petroleum stated that he did not know. Regardless of whether the executives were under oath, if these statements were knowingly and materially false and deceptive then they were illegal per the The Fraud and False Statements statute (18 U. S. C. 1001) [2]. In response to questions regarding the article, Cheney spokesperson Lea Ann McBride was quoted as saying that the courts have upheld "the constitutional right of the president and vice president to obtain information in confidentiality. " [3]

On July 18, 2007, the Washington Post reported the names of those involved in the Task Force, including at least 40 meetings with interest groups, most of them from energy-producing industries. Among those in the meetings were James J. Rouse, then vice president of Exxon Mobil and a major donor to the Bush inauguration; Kenneth L. Lay, then head of Enron Corp. Kenneth Lee "Ken" Lay ( April 15, 1942 Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in ; Jack N. Gerard, then with the National Mining Association; Red Cavaney, president of the American Petroleum Institute; and Eli Bebout, an old friend of Cheney's from Wyoming who serves in the state Senate and owns an oil and drilling company. Eli Daniel Bebout (born October 14, 1946) though a veteran Wyoming Politician, is the newest member of the Wyoming State Senate -- [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Abramowitz, Michael; Steven Mufson. "Papers Detail Industry's Role in Cheney's Energy Report", The Washington Post, The Washington Post Company, 2007-07-18, pp. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,  A01. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.  
  2. ^ FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
  3. ^ "Document Says Oil Chiefs Met With Cheney Task Force". Retrieved on 2007-01-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.  

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