"I certainly was surprised, no question about it, " said PhilSharp, the former House member (1975-1995) who until January was director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
"He came to us before the 2008 election and said that everyone keeps talking about reducing oil reliance and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but no one knows which approaches are more cost-effective than others, " says PhilSharp, president of RFF.