It will require true leadership to keep the environmental train on the tracks next year
A common concern expressed among enviros lately is that the economic crisis is going to derail efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and revamp our energy policy. Where McCain, Obama and Biden all recognize the science behind climate change, there is a concern that anticipated regulations may get pushed aside next year over fears of adverse effects on the economy from higher energy prices and stricter regulations.
Assuming that neither candidate is able to provide the leadership necessary to convince the American people that energy technology is in of itself the way to bring our economy into this new era, then we will likely face fewer environmental reforms.
If a cap-and-trade bill couldn’t pass the Senate last year because most Republicans and some Democrats (mostly from coal producing states) complained it would damage the economy, it is going to take truly remarkable leadership to do so under the current economic climate. We can always hope.
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