Obama’s plans for the environment

In taking my own advice from a previous post (and also to get back on the topic of my favorite social movement), I want to bring up the issue of president-elect Obama’s plans for the environment. Being the pro-environment girl that I am, I must admit that I am optimistic about his overall environmental agenda. After spending the last semester doing extensive research on his environmental plans (for a paper that I am writing for my Media & Politics class), I can definitely say that he has good intentions. He is determined to “take a leading role” in combatting climate change by implementing a cap and trade policy that would reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. He is also a huge proponent of conservation, along with creating clean, alternative energy technologies.
Based on early assessments, it looks as though the environmental movement is likely to gain some ground under an Obama presidency. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see if Congress agrees with his environmental plans. It should be an interesting topic to follow over the next four years. As for other issues, I’m not so sure, but I’m keeping the optimism intact thus far.

You can read more about Obama’s environmental plans here and here.


And in news completely unrelated to Obama, I found this New York Times article to be quite interesting and wanted to share it. Even Broadway is going green! :)