Starre Vartan: President Obama, Wear a Sweater! The New POTUS' Eco-Sins, and Virtues

Loved this piece in the NYTimes about our new President's style; it's kind of an intimate look at the day-to-day life of our new POTUS and how different from Bush he really is. I picked out a few clues from the piece about his eco-cred. Just like most Americans, he has started down the road to green, but has some issues to work on yet. Yes, I do realize I'm a teesy bit obsessive about the planet, but hey, it's the only one we've got, right? And isn't this man going to be in charge of a huge chunk of it? 'Nuf Said, Onto the Eco Crit! Nay! According to Times' reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next door to his boss (says), "He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there." -Obama keeps the temps toasty in the middle of winter, a big energy waster. My home office is kept at 62, which works just fine as long as I have a few layers on. Put on a sweater, Mr. President! Yay! -Obama's keeping ... (link)