The star attraction at last week’s energy conference at Columbia was, for my money, John Podesta. He was Bill Clinton’s chief of staff at the White House, founder of the Center for American Progress – an indispensable think tank, director of the Obama-Biden transition team in 2008, and now Counselor to President Obama. The principal reason he was brought in for the second term was to help the White House realize its critical goals on climate and energy. Podesta reminded us that the President considers it a “moral imperative” to act on climate change – as should we all. Continue reading
