Green Options » president of the United States http://greenoptions.com/tag/president-of-the-united-states Posts tagged 'president of the United States' Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en What Should President-Elect Obama’s First Sustainable Act Be? http://sustainablog.org/2008/11/05/what-should-president-elect-obamas-first-sustainable-act-be/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/11/05/what-should-president-elect-obamas-first-sustainable-act-be/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:11:56 +0000 Robin Shreeves http://sustainablog.org/2008/11/05/what-should-president-elect-obamas-first-sustainable-act-be/ Barack Obama in front of flagIt’s been unusually quiet here on Sustainablog the past few days. I assume everyone was gearing up for yesterday. Perhaps we were all reading up on the issues we’d be voting for in our individual states. Perhaps we were out canvasing our neighborhoods, encouraging people to vote. Or, perhaps we were simply biting our nails in anticipation of yesterday instead of writing. But yesterday is over, and our country has a new president-elect, Barack Obama.

Congratulations, Senator Obama. You and your family have much to celebrate today. Your victory is historic and symbolic, but more importantly it is real. You will be President of the United States of America. You will be “the most powerful man in the world,” and the eyes of the world are on you. We’ll be looking for those changes you promised. Specifically around this blog, we’ll be looking for the changes you make in the environment.

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