Barack Obama
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Environmentalists need a new president
I initially thought Bill McKibben's drive to return solar panels to the White House was essentially a waste of time: of all the things to ask the president, it seemed like the smallest, most insignificant, and easiest. I realize now that its very simplicity made the solar panels a masterstroke that clearly exposed, more than any big policy ask ever would, Obama's unwillingness or inability to confront our great planetary crisis.
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White House won't put solar on it … but we will
The Obama administration didn't commit to putting panels back on the White House. That's too bad. But it's also a great reminder of who the real leaders are. If the president can't climb up on the roof and hammer in some solar panels, clearly we need to push him up. Join us on 10/10/10!
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Obama: Rebuild America by slashing oil tax breaks
The president says we can create jobs by fixing the country's infrastructure but he wants to slash Big Oil tax breaks to help pay for it. Uh-oh.
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How bad are the next few years going to suck?
Really bad. That's how bad they're going to suck.
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Obama turns an even lighter shade of green
Barack Obama sided with utility companies in a lawsuit trying to combat greenhouse gas pollution. This latest anti-green move baffles us, Mr President
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Stimulus driving clean energy innovation, manufacturing, markets — But what comes next?
With global competition mounting and Recovery Act momentum poised to fade, can the Obama Administration secure a lasting clean energy legacy?
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Energy machismo and White House solar panels
If there’s one thing you can say about President Obama it’s that he certainly hasn’t given his erstwhile fans on the left a shortage of things to keep scratching their heads over. One of the biggest perennial question marks hanging over his administration has been his failure to lead on clean energy – and not […]
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A climate 'Plan B' for team Obama
Congress has failed to act on climate once again, but here are several ways President Obama can use his executive powers to combat climate change.
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We're hot as hell and we're not going to take it any more
For years, the fight for a climate bill has been led by moderate green groups. Clearly, their strategy doesn't work. Time to get mad, and then busy.
