Quote of the Day: Environmentalist Praises Bush, Sort Of

Benjamin F. Carlson May 10, 2010
"Arguably, this is George W. Bush's sole environmental accomplishment -- knocking the economy off a cliff temporarily slowed our appetite for fossil fuel. Hopefully Obama can figure out a more graceful way to do it."

--Environmental activist and writer Bill McKibbon in an interview with Dave Thier of AOL News

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