This is a good idea: I wonder if Mr. Pataki would respond to personal letters from his former
constituents asking that he withdraw from his position on the advisory board. It is probably worth a try. Better yet would be op-eds on the subject. George Pataki Pataki-Cahill Group 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 3100 New York, NY 10112 Phone: 212-408-5145 Fax: 646-710-5145 his website does not allow cutting and pasting, but it's clearly pro-big-business with a veneer of "environmentalism" and "climate change mitigation": http://www.patakica hillgroup. com/ http://www.marketwa tch.com/story/ mesa-energy- holdings- inc-names- former-new- york-governor- george-e- pataki-to- the-advisory- board-2010- 03-15?reflink= MW_news_stmp PRESS RELEASE March 15, 2010, 8:30 a.m. EDT Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. Names Former New York Governor George E. Pataki to the Advisory Board DALLAS, Mar 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB: MSEH.OB), an oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on the Marcellus Shale in western New York, announced today that former New York Governor George E. Pataki has been named to the Company's Advisory Board. Governor Pataki joins Jeffrey A. Chadwick and Arthur J. Pyron on the Advisory Board, and, together, they will work with executive management to provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance to help the Company best capitalize on the development of its Java Field prospect in Wyoming County in western New York. "Assembling an Advisory Board with distinguished industry and political leaders will be instrumental in providing the Company with guidance, support and strategic direction," said CEO of Mesa Energy Holdings, Randy M. Griffin. "I am honored that Governor Pataki has accepted a position on our Advisory Board and I believe his distinctive background and wealth of experience will be a major asset for us." Governor Pataki joined the law firm Chadbourne and Parke, LLP in 2007 as Counsel, focusing on that firm's environmental, energy and infrastructure practice areas. The Governor also is the founder and Chairman of Pataki-Cahill Group, a consulting firm concentrating on climate change, energy and the environment. Prior to joining Chadbourne & Parke and starting the Pataki-Cahill Group, he served three terms as the 53rd governor of New York State, from 1995 through 2006. First elected in 1994, he won re-election in 1998 and again in 2002. He was a partner in the New York law firm of Plunkett & Jaffe until 1987. He was elected mayor of Peekskill, New York in 1981, and served in the New York State Legislature as an assemblyman and then a senator from 1985 to 1994, before becoming governor. Widely know for his protection of over one million acres of open space, the most since Teddy Roosevelt, Governor Pataki balanced his pro-business philosophy with award-winning, cutting-edge policies in the renewable energy and environmental fields. He led the establishment of the first mandatory cap and trade carbon initiative (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - RGGI) which now includes ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. The Governor implemented the first integrated strategy for creating clean, renewable transportation networks utilizing alternative fuels, including tax and other incentives for both consumers and manufacturers, grants for alternative retail fuel distribution systems and the exemption of renewable fuels from all state and local taxes. Governor Pataki established New York's leading brownfields program spurring development in cities across the state by creating a $200 million fund to support the redevelopment of contaminated sites and instituting a $135 million tax credit program to encourage public private investment in brownfields. He instituted the nation's first green buildings tax credit incentive program which led to the building of the first high-rise green office building in the United States, the first high-rise green residential building in the United States and a host of other green projects currently under development. Most notably, through his determined leadership, Governor Pataki ensured that the redeveloped World Trade Center site will be a global example of green building design. In addition, Governor Pataki worked to create public private partnerships for clean energy generation in New York State resulting in one of the largest industrial solar power arrays in the U.S., two cellulosic ethanol pilot production facilities and one of the largest wind-power arrays in the Eastern United States. He introduced net metering to encourage alternative energy production in homes and established the nation's first business park devoted to the development of clean energy technologies. Among numerous other awards, Business Week named Governor Pataki one of the top 20 "individuals who stand out for their efforts to cut gases that cause global warming" in the world. Also, in 2006, Vanity Fair called him a governor who "gets it" in its inaugural "Green Issue" for his efforts concerning the environment. Since joining Chadbourne & Parke, Pataki served as co-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force on Climate Change and as United States Public Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. He is a director of the National Audubon Society and the New York Historical Society. About Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. is a growth-oriented, exploration stage oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company with a definitive focus on growing reserves and net asset value per share, primarily through the development of highly diversified, multi-well developmental and defined-risk exploratory drilling opportunities and the acquisition of solid, long-term existing production with enhancement potential. Although the Company is constantly evaluating opportunities in the nation's most productive basins, the Company's primary focus is currently on the Devonian Black (Marcellus) shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in western New York. More information about the Company may be found at http://mesaenergy. us. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this news release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as "expects", "intends", "plans", "may", "could", "should", "anticipates" , "likely", "believes" and words of similar import also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current facts and analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determined and assumptions of management. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors which may be beyond the reasonable control of the Company, including, but not limited to, the Company's ability to locate and acquire suitable interests in oil and gas properties on terms acceptable to the Company, the availability and pricing of additional capital to finance operations and leasehold acquisitions, the viability of the shale gas fields in the Appalachian Basin in western New York and the gas sands of eastern Oklahoma, the ability of the Company to build and maintain a successful operations infrastructure, the intensity of competition and changes and volatility in energy prices. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this release. Additional information on risks and other factors that may affect the business and financial results of the Company can be found in the filings of the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. SOURCE: Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. i...@mesaenergy. us Ph: 972-490-9595 __._,_.___ vdffssffd __,_._,___ _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
