Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesnt show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet. – Jeff Goodell
Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns. – Jeff Goodell
Have we failed to slow global warming pollution in part because climate and environmental activists have been too polite and well behaved? – Jeff Goodell
Maybe more climate activists will think about the climate change not as an international problem to be resolved in an air-conditioned meeting hall, but as a guerilla war to be fought in the streets. – Jeff Goodell