More Information: https://energy.stanford.edu/ j s tudent le a der s hip & aC ti v ities Obama Administration’s Environmental Policy Leader Speaks at Silicon Valley Energy Summit at Stanford The Obama administration’s moves to curb U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) will provide credibility as it pursues international agreement on the issue, the acting chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Michael Boots, said at the Silicon Valley Energy Summit.