Discussion Topic: Obama Picks Marine Biologist Lubchenco To Head NOAA

From the Washington Post:
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President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation's most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Lubchenco, a conservationist who… is a vocal proponent of curbing greenhouse gases linked to global warming,… has criticized the agency in the past for not doing enough to curb overfishing._

What do you think? Good choice?