SOTU Will Likely Cement Bushs Legacy as Worst In History
Summary
Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder argues that President Bush's plan to promote coal, oil, and nuclear power as energy solutions will cement his legacy as the worst president in history regarding the environment, while the planet approaches a global warming tipping point.
Key insights
- President Bush's proposed energy agenda is characterized as promoting "dirty energy sources" and "false solutions"—specifically coal, oil, and nuclear power—which contributed to the global warming problem.
- The document asserts that the Earth is nearing a global warming tipping point that would result in disaster if crossed.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Blackwelder, B. (2008). SOTU Will Likely Cement Bushs Legacy as Worst In History. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-sotu-will-likely-cement-bushs-legacy-as-worst-in-his/
- Chicago
- Blackwelder, Brent. SOTU Will Likely Cement Bushs Legacy as Worst In History. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-sotu-will-likely-cement-bushs-legacy-as-worst-in-his/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |last1=Blackwelder |first1=Brent |title=SOTU Will Likely Cement Bushs Legacy as Worst In History |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=19 November 2008 |url=https://foe.org/news/2008-11-sotu-will-likely-cement-bushs-legacy-as-worst-in-his/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{blackwelder2008sotu, author = {Blackwelder, Brent}, title = {{SOTU Will Likely Cement Bushs Legacy as Worst In History}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-11-sotu-will-likely-cement-bushs-legacy-as-worst-in-his/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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