Green Daily

Okay, okay, there's no actual evidence that full-on fistfights will break out in the White House over questions of carbon capping (though at least that would be an improvement from the previous administration, because it would mean that somebody cared). But the New York Times ran an interesting and worrisome article yesterday which forecast some serious issues that key figures in the new administration may have with each other when it comes to climate policy.

In one corner: Carol Browner, former head of the EPA under Clinton, Gore protege, and proponent of strict carbon laws. In the other: Lawrence Summers, former under-secretary of the Treasury and current pick to head Obama's economic team, who has stated that he believes in global warming, but doesn't want to move too quickly on climate change (for example, by instating a carbon tax) because of potential damage it could do to the economy. Never mind the damage that could ensue if climate change causes water shortage or agricultural crisis in the long term....but we digress.

The article also outlines conflicts over environmental issues which have already arisen in the House and Senate between Democratic lawmakers from coal and auto states and those from the more lefty, urban coasts.