Obama unveils climate change team

December 16th, 2008

US president-elect Barack Obama (L) walks to the podium followed by vice-president elect Joe Biden to give a press conference on energy and the environment in Chicago. Obama Monday named his energy and environmental chiefs and vowed a new dawn for US leadership to combat climate change after eight years of Republican foot-dragging.

President-elect Barack Obama named his energy and environmental chiefs and vowed a new dawn for US leadership on combating climate change after eight years of Republican foot-dragging.

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• GrayMouser - Dec 16, 2008
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  We are so scr3w3d!
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• MikeB - Dec 16, 2008
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  Amen, Grey, hold onto your principles and your wallet.
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• Velanarris - Dec 17, 2008
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  Don't worry, it'll be another Carter administration. Too busy trying to look like a good guy to get anything done.
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• Roach - Dec 17, 2008
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  I wonder if anyone is up for comparing the harmful emmisions from our dependance on forign oil versus the emmisions from outsourcing our manufacturing to countries like Mexico and China with lowered environmental regulations. It just seams ironic that we're so worried about the environmental impact of the US, but by sending our major manufacturing to other contries we are essentially carbon trading at a huge loss to ourselves.
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• MikeB - Dec 17, 2008
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  Vel you said:
  "Don't worry, it'll be another Carter administration. Too busy trying to look like a good guy to get anything done."
  
  From your lips to God's ear.
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• MikeB - Dec 17, 2008
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  "I look forward to being part of the president-elect's team, and the first thing I will do is to raise the gasoline tax by $1.50 per gallon. Don't complain, it is for the children," the acclaimed scientist said.
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• Velanarris - Dec 18, 2008
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  "I look forward to being part of the president-elect's team, and the first thing I will do is to raise the gasoline tax by $1.50 per gallon. Don't complain, it is for the children," the acclaimed scientist said.

  I'm getting so sick of this "for the children" argument. If you hamstring the income comming into the household through ridiculous taxation then it's not really for the children now is it. It's for the policy makers.
  
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