Read Elizabeth Kolbert’s response to the oil spill, in which she urges Obama to use the spill as an opportunity to to set higher standards for energy legislation.
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President Barack Obama discusses the response to the BP oil spill, during a phone call with Gulf Coast governors in the Oval Office, May 24, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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