A timely article in the NY Times

Our homework last week was to compare Obama's environmental policies and practices with past presidents. Interestingly, the New York Times posted an article, "Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power," on Friday dealing with the exact same topic. The president is planning to use processes Vig talked about, including executive orders and administrative rulemaking, to accomplish some of his goals. "... the Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with possible regulations on heat-trapping gases blamed for climate change, while a bill to cap such emissions languishes in the Senate." But the article also points out that Obama cannot accomplish some of his initial goals, such as a market-based cap-and-trade system, through administrative methods.