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GRN POLL - WHAT GULF GREEN ISSUE SHOULD P-E OBAMA TACKLE? Blog - General Tuesday, 02 December 2008 09:14

Now that President-Elect Obama has announced his economic and international teams, many (okay, some) are on pins and needles to hear about his Enviro team (EPA, Department of Interior, Department of Energy).

To weigh in on which environmental issue President-elect Barak Obama should tackle right out of the gates, head to GRN's first-ever poll here.

Time magazine has already weighed in with this intelligent, five-part editorial which outlines the environmental and political challenges that President-elect Barak Obama will face in 2009. It also offers some (strong) words of advice on what it will take to fix the economy: "(It) means billions for energy-efficient and climate-friendly infrastructure…but nothing for new sprawl roads that ravage nature and promote gas-guzzling. (It) means stronger levees and restored wetlands…but no more traditional pork-barrel water projects that destroy wetlands and waste money." GRN supports this approach and urges Louisiana's critical coastal restoration efforts as part of a significant green jobs push from the federal government. Read it here.