Comments on Hope and Change: A Position to Aspire To

Obama has not been doing anything differently, so ...

2009-07-13T14:18:24.255-07:00

Obama has not been doing anything differently, so far, from what Bush did. Bush signed into law bills that raised the CAFE, mandated biofuels, banned traditional light bulbs by 2014, provided for $25 billion for car companies to build more fuel efficient cars as well as some other stuff. This was only one bill in 2007.

I had not heard of the high number you list but perhaps you are correct. I believe Cap and Trade is dead anyway.

The stimulus bill includes about $160 BILLION in g...

2009-07-13T12:35:39.389-07:00

The stimulus bill includes about $160 BILLION in grants and loan guarantees for clean energy projects. The energy bill already passed by the House commits the US to significant CO2 reductions through a cap and trade system. Whether you think this is wasteful spending, or whether you think, like Greenpeace, that the Obama administration is still not doing enough, I don't see how you can possibly say it is all talk.

On environmental issues Obama has been all talk so...

2009-07-12T19:34:52.016-07:00

On environmental issues Obama has been all talk so far and has done no more than the last president.