Barack Obama
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The New Yorker on how the Senate & White House missed their best chance to deal with climate change
It may be true that Obama “profoundly” understands what failing to address global warming means. But he basically punted on the issue without a fight.
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Obama rallies to the defense of what little remains of clean energy policy
Obama says it's "essential" to get moving on clean energy. Because it's so essential, we ... extended some tax breaks. Now even those are in danger.
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Will Pete Rouse, Obama’s new chief of staff, push for climate action?
Rahm Emanuel's replacement has political savvy, energy-policy chops, and experience warding off environmental attacks from Republicans in Congress.
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Obama taps food-industry exec for top ag-research post
Obama has nominated Catherine Woteki, an exec from the Mars candy corporation, to direct the U.S. government's entire agricultural research budget.
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The Climate Post: 2011 could see truly epic legislative battles over climate, energy
Read more on the fate of the renewable energy standard, nice Canadians and their not-so-nice tar sands, electric cars, and more.
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Progressives don't screw other progressives. Okay, shouldn't.
Lately, I've been mulling over how climate/energy policy relates to the larger politics of progressivism. Some think Obama has been so bad on environmental issues that environmentalists should try to mount a primary challenge in 2012. Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that the environmental critique is valid. Does it therefore follow that greens should work to see him gone?
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Obama: We may need to solve climate change in 'chunks'
Obama told Rolling Stone we may have to solve climate change in chunks. Done with resolve, this has the potential to surpass a comprehensive climate bill
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Obama is 'committed' to using 'whole weight of the presidency' to address climate change
In a Rolling Stone interview, President Obama addressed the collapse of climate legislation in the Senate and the future of cap-and-trade.
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Here's a switch: Gulf residents want feds involved in restoring their coastline
Remember all the ranting about the federal government's ineptitude with the BP oil spill? Now three out of four Gulf residents want the feds to be involved in restoring their wetlands and beaches. Go figure.
