Obama: The ‘Green FDR’?

Photo courtesy of flickr user marc.benton Joe Romm over at Climate Progress has a fantastic post about Obama’s first 100 days (though the “100 Days” theme seems an overplayed hand by so many media outlets) from a environmental/energy perspective. Writes Romm: “Obama has clearly demonstrated he has a serious chance to be the first President since FDR to remake the country through his positive vision.  Indeed, if Obama is a two-term president, if... Read More

A climate change solution we need—but will never get

Rep. John B. Larson, Democrat of Connecticut. Photo via flickr user ragesoss. There is an ever-growing consensus that global warming is manmade; that we need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions right now; and that, if not addressed quickly and thoroughly, global warming will cause irreparable and catastrophic damage to the planet. If that’s the case, then why are the most plausible solutions so quickly dismissed, scoffed at and discarded? After reading... Read More