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Published 11/17/2008 by chadwick.matlin at The Big Money
Barack Obama is a green-energy nut. It’s not because he’s a conservationist—his legislative record doesn’t suggest anything beyond the normal progressive votes. It’s not because he’s an Al Gore disciple—Obama won’t get near the former VP’s idyllic 10-year, 100-percent-carbon-free energy plan . It’s not because he likes whispering sweet nothings to the eco-lobby—his support of clean coal is derided .
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