We applaud President Obama for using the first Oval Office Address of his presidency to level with the American people about the key underlying cause of the Gulf oil disaster -- our overwhelming addiction to fossil fuels that leads us to drill for oil in ever more dangerous places, and to look the other way when safety concerns are raised.
Read the rest of the statement here. We'll have more reactions soon. Stay tuned!
It seems insensitive to talk about
silver linings in the middle of the life-killing oil spill in the Gulf.
But in fact, there are a couple we should recognize and act upon now.