THE REVOLVING DOOR: BUSH APPOINTEES WHO LEAVE TO WORK FOR THEIR CORPORATE MASTERS

Remember Cooney, the non-scientist, former oil industry lobbyist/White House staff member who repeatedly revised government scientific reports on global warming? He's gone to work for Exxon Mobil.

Some climate scientists and environmental campaigners said Mr. Cooney's quick shift from the White House to Exxon was evidence of a near-seamless relationship between the Bush administration and the oil industry.

"Perhaps he won't even notice he has changed jobs," said David G. Hawkins, who directs the climate center at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a private environmental group.