There’s been a lot of talk throughout the blogosphere that Obama’s appointments have been too centrist. So far nothing he’s done has made me overly concerned. I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
The one thing I’ve always worried about was his commitment to combatting the climate crisis. This is the overriding issue of our times, so naturally it is the kind of issue from which all politicians run.
Today we hear that he is likely to appoint Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize winning physicist as his Energy Secretary, and Carol Browner, a global warming wonk, as his energy coordinator. These are serious people who actually accept the facts about global warming and want to do something about it.
How refreshing.
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