Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2008, Moran gbara akaebe n'ihu kọmitii na-ahụ maka gburugburu ebe obibi na ọrụ ọha na eze na United States na-akọwapụta ihe akaebe sayensị maka mgbanwe ihu igwe, na amụma ọdịnihu nke sitere na nyocha ahụ. N'agbata afọ 2009 - 2011 Moran bụ onye e kenyere ọrụ na White House Office of Science and Technology Policy nke President Obama. Obama nyere gọọmenti etiti iwu ka ha mepụta iwu oke osimiri, nke e wepụtara n'afọ 2012. Moran tinyere aka na nzaghachi gọọmentị nye
Mmanụ a wụfuru na Deepwater Horizon n'afọ 2010. A họpụtara Moran ka ọ nọrọ n'òtù odeakwụkwọ Steven Chu na nzaghachi ahụ. Moran na-akọwa mgbalị ndị ahụ dị ka "mmeghachi omume dị ịtụnanya, n'ezie, site n'aka BP na gọọmentị". Ọ bụ onye na-akwado ume ọhụrụ, "mgbe mbụ m malitere ichegbu onwe m banyere eziokwu ahụ bụ na anyị kwesịrị ịkwụsị [ịmepụta] CO2, esonyeere m na ugbo ifufe mbụ dị na United States".