While conservatives have expressed relief that Mr. Obama's push for a carbon tax has stalled, green activists are showing increasing frustration with what they view as Mr. Obama's timidity on the greenhouse-gas issue and other environmental concerns.
“We all expected more from this president," said Mike Tidwell, executive director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. “I am personally deeply disappointed. On the environment, he has led from the rear."
Mr. Gore's claim that the president has “failed to use the bully pulpit to make the case for bold action on climate change" struck Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, as “on target."
Mr. O'Donnell said many environmentalists not affiliated with the Obama re-election campaign fault the president for failing to speak out more forcefully about climate change.
“There's real disappointment," Mr. O'Donnell said. “If anything, they've tacked away from the issue. It would be nice to hear the president speak from his heart." Read the full report here.
Source: by Dave Boyer, The Washington Times.
