"President Obama should need no further wake-up call to permanently ban new drilling," said Mike Gravitz, oceans advocate for Environment America, noting that the Kalamazoo River oil spill was also an underappreciated summer disaster. "He should radicall Full Article at The Daily Green

(ATLANTA – Sept. 1, 2010) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced President Barack Obama's selection of Gwen Keyes Fleming as the Agency's Regional Administrator for EPA's Region 4. This region encompasses Alab Full Article at Environmental Protection Agency

Rather elegant and quite befitting of a modern Presidency. I particularly love the selection of those slope-armed sofas, the neutral carpet and those navy lamps - I just wish there were a few more navy pillows... And that pair of leather chairs by the fi Full Article at Apartment Therapy

Mr. President, whose side are you on?Photo: The White HouseSo what's up with President Obama? He says all the right things about clean energy and global warming. But actions speak louder than words, and in the past six months he has been the anti-green p Full Article at Grist

If you read everything that bloggers declared a "must read," you'd have time for little else. I'll just say that if you want a lucid tour of the Obama administration's work to remake the country's energy and transportation landscape, it's tough to beat M Full Article at Grist

Image credit: Amanda Friedman/NRDC Some have been wondering whether Obama is really on the side of sustainable farming or industrial agriculture. Others, however, are busy wondering whether industrial agriculture really is sustainable farming after all. Full Article at Treehugger

As policymakers in Washington ponder next steps for energy and climate legislation, one thing is clear: the federal government has a time-sensitive opportunity to lead by example and embrace what’s already working across multiple industry sectors. Nowher Full Article at Environmental Leader