Last month, Obama surprised conservationists when he added plans to expand off-shore drilling to his energy policy in an effort to sway votes in Congress. Then-just as both sides rose to debate the issue-the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded.
This morning, amid reports of shifting ocean currents and dying sea turtles, several democratic senators joined a Capitol Hill press conference organized by the Sierra Club. The senators gave their views about what the oil spill means to climate change and energy policy. Read more and comment at http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/the-oil-spill-comes-to-washington/.
