Barack Obama
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Tardy reflections on the election of Barack Obama
It feels a little weird that Obama won the election and I haven’t written anything about it. Everyone with a platform apparently feels obliged to say something profound, but after several aborted attempts, I find myself drained and utterly inadequate to the historical moment. I just want to take the world’s longest nap. Rather than […]
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Nader’s challenge
“Whatever you think of Nader’s jeremiad, it is exceedingly timely. Democrats are on the brink of losing their old excuses for timidity and retreat. If the election produces stronger majorities in Congress and a president who has promised big change, Nader’s analysis will be tested in the clearest terms. For the first time in thirty […]
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Obama, Pelosi, wonks, and enviros call for green economic stimulus
There’s a growing push in Washington for a green economic-stimulus package, and enviros have reason to hope President-elect Barack Obama will lead the charge. “Finding the new driver of our economy is going to be critical. There’s no better driver that pervades all aspects of our economy than a new energy economy,” Obama told Time‘s […]
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Me and the President-elect
The funny thing about this picture is that it looks completely fake, like I’m posing next to a cardboard cutout. The light bouncing off the mirror does funky things. (PS, when posing for a picture with future presidents, always place yourself in front of a gigantic mirror.) The photo was taken after this interview from […]
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What can greens expect from Obama?
In March 2007, Democratic primary contender John Edwards released an ambitious climate and energy plan, calling for greenhouse gas reductions of 80 percent by 2050, a cap-and-trade program with auctioned permits, and a ban on conventional dirty coal plants. Barack Obama. At that point in the race, conventional wisdom was that Edwards was trying to […]
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Three key energy and climate questions and why conservatives just don’t get why they lost, part 1
Obama ran on clear and detailed energy and climate plans. The election poses three over-arching questions: On solutions: Does Obama have a clear mandate to enact his plans to transform our energy and climate policy? On science: Will the transformation he is actually able to enact be sufficient to avert the worst climate impacts (and, […]
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Happy international folk
Avaaz brings you happy people who hope Obama will get cracking on an international climate agreement:
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More EPA speculation
Reuters adds a few names to the list of candidates being considered to head EPA: Governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, and World Resources Institute head honcho Jonathan Lash. That’s in addition to the usual names of Kathleen McGinty and Mary Nichols. I’m beginning to think reporters are just pulling these […]
