President Barack Obama visits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for an update on the recovery from Hurricane Sandy that hit New York and New Jersey especially hard earlier this week, Saturday morning, Nov. 3, 2012, in Washington. He is flanked by FEMA chief Craig Fugate, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Originally posted to The Huffington Post. By Tom Zeller Jr.
With President Barack Obama’s reelection victory unfolding against the backdrop of an East Coast brought to its knees by last week’s historically violent storm, Hurricane Sandy — an event that in many minds is linked, directly or indirectly, to a rapidly warming planet — environmental groups expressed guarded hope late Tuesday that a new opportunity was at hand to address climate change and a diverse menu of other green issues that they say the president proved either unwilling, or unable, to fully shoulder during his first four years. Continue reading
