Former EPA Administrator Jackson heading to Apple

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The Hill:

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Tuesday that the technology giant has hired former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to head its environmental efforts.

Cook broke the news at the D11 Conference in Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif., in an on-stage interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of AllThingsD, a technology news outlet that puts on the event.

Cook was touting the company’s environmental record — noting it owns the largest solar energy farm and largest fuel cell of any non-energy firm — when he referenced Jackson’s hiring.

“She’s going to be coordinating a lot of this activity across the company,” he said, according to a live account of the event by AllThingsD.

Jackson left the EPA in February after serving the Obama administration for four years.

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Good one, pepper!

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Why Did Apple Hire Lisa Jackson?

Seth Mandel

05.30.2013

 

After the 2008 presidential election, when Barack Obama began putting his team together, he sent the clearest message on what to expect from his administration with one nomination in particular. No, it wasn’t Hillary Clinton at State and the rather silly “team of rivals” message he tried to send by hiring fellow Democrats. It wasn’t his decision to keep Robert Gates as defense secretary, since it was still unclear what national security policy Gates would be presiding over.

 

The clearest message he sent was in choosing Lisa Jackson to lead the Environmental Protection Agency–a foreshadowing of suffocating regulation and government control, unaccountable bureaucracy, and a defiant secrecy that would make a mockery of the rule of law and standards of transparency. Jackson–who has just been hired by Apple as an environmental advisor–may have shamelessly pursued unconstitutional power grabs and earned a congressional investigation for using an alias email address in her dog’s name while at EPA, but none of that would have been a surprise to those in Jackson’s previous jurisdiction: New Jersey.

 

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So why would Apple hire her? Rago suggests that Apple executives, who are being dragged in front of congressional committees for obeying tax laws and making money, might think bringing Jackson on board would insulate them from the political attacks. At the Washington Examiner, Tim Carney asks: “Will Jackson’s job be about chasing subsidies for the renewable investments Apple is already making?” Whatever the reason, if her past experience is any indication, even with the best of intentions it will be counterproductive and costly.

 

 

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Why was she hired? For the same reason that Microsoft started making campaign contributions, shortly after the Feds went after them. Political corruption and bribery comes in many forms.

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Why Did Apple Hire Lisa Jackson?

Seth Mandel

05.30.2013

 

After the 2008 presidential election, when Barack Obama began putting his team together, he sent the clearest message on what to expect from his administration with one nomination in particular. No, it wasn’t Hillary Clinton at State and the rather silly “team of rivals” message he tried to send by hiring fellow Democrats. It wasn’t his decision to keep Robert Gates as defense secretary, since it was still unclear what national security policy Gates would be presiding over.

 

The clearest message he sent was in choosing Lisa Jackson to lead the Environmental Protection Agency–a foreshadowing of suffocating regulation and government control, unaccountable bureaucracy, and a defiant secrecy that would make a mockery of the rule of law and standards of transparency. Jackson–who has just been hired by Apple as an environmental advisor–may have shamelessly pursued unconstitutional power grabs and earned a congressional investigation for using an alias email address in her dog’s name while at EPA, but none of that would have been a surprise to those in Jackson’s previous jurisdiction: New Jersey.

 

(Snip)

 

So why would Apple hire her? Rago suggests that Apple executives, who are being dragged in front of congressional committees for obeying tax laws and making money, might think bringing Jackson on board would insulate them from the political attacks. At the Washington Examiner, Tim Carney asks: “Will Jackson’s job be about chasing subsidies for the renewable investments Apple is already making?” Whatever the reason, if her past experience is any indication, even with the best of intentions it will be counterproductive and costly.

 

 

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Why was she hired? For the same reason that Microsoft started making campaign contributions, shortly after the Feds went after them. Political corruption and bribery comes in many forms.

These were many of my thoughts when I read the article. BIG co-incidence with Apple being dragged in front of congress? I think not. I may have Jackson's bio in Community. It is not pleasant.