As the speedy transition to an Obama White House moves forward, speculation over who will be filling important roles in the administration continues to circulate. As of Wednesday morning, Obama said he was considering putting environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Though Kennedy himself downplayed the news, he did say he would serve the next president if asked.

What do we need to know about the man who could soon be in charge of telling you which environmental poisons you've been unwittingly inhaling your entire life? Check out our dossier below:

Age: 54

Astrological sign: Capricorn. Ruled by Saturn, Capricorns are ambitious, practical and superb organizers. Though they have a reputation for being workaholics, Capricorns also have an offbeat sense of humor. They tend to be cautions when entering new relationships, and when attempting to reinstate the many environmental protections that have been rolled back under the Bush administration.

Current job: Environmental lawyer and co-host of Ring of Fire on the Air America Radio network.

Wait, Air America is still around?: Yes.

Handsome?: Yes, but in more of a Biden-ish way.

Family connections: None.

Thing for Republicans to go apeshit over: Kennedy first got involved in environmental advocacy to satisfy the 1,500 hours of community service to which he was sentenced after being busted for heroin possession in 1983.

Oopsie: The staunch environmentalist is said to have opposed the Cape Wind project, which seeks to install energy-producing windmills in Natucket Sound, because it would have gotten in the way of one of the Kennedy family's favorite sailing and yachting areas.

Fun fact: Kennedy is a licensed master falconer and former president of the New York State Falconer's Association. It almost seems worth starting a Cabinet-level Department of Falconry just to let this guy show off his skills.

If not head of the EPA then...: Will complete transformation to become Al Gore stunt double in "An Inconvenient Truth 2: Arbor Day Massacre."

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