screwthisdumbcrap [none/use name] to Main • 4 years agoWhat did Obama do for the environment?message-squaremessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up139file-text
arrow-up138message-squareWhat did Obama do for the environment?screwthisdumbcrap [none/use name] to Main • 4 years agomessage-square19 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareheqt1c [he/him]hexbear28·4 years agoHe was basically a wash. Some decent regulations over his 2 terms, but also he expanded pipelines. https://www.edf.org/blog/2017/01/12/ready-defend-obamas-environmental-legacy-top-10-accomplishments-focus https://environmentalintegrity.org/trump-watch-epa/regulatory-rollbacks/ https://www.treehugger.com/things-obama-has-done-environment-4863938 Better than Trump and Bush on this particular issue, but thats a very low bar. link
minus-squareUmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]hexbear4·4 years agoI wish people would bring up real answers like this more than just one-sided bashing You don’t need to cherrypick, he was still shit even if you include the „good“ things he did No need to omit information to make a point when the full story still agrees with you link
He was basically a wash. Some decent regulations over his 2 terms, but also he expanded pipelines.
https://www.edf.org/blog/2017/01/12/ready-defend-obamas-environmental-legacy-top-10-accomplishments-focus
https://environmentalintegrity.org/trump-watch-epa/regulatory-rollbacks/
https://www.treehugger.com/things-obama-has-done-environment-4863938
Better than Trump and Bush on this particular issue, but thats a very low bar.
I wish people would bring up real answers like this more than just one-sided bashing
You don’t need to cherrypick, he was still shit even if you include the „good“ things he did
No need to omit information to make a point when the full story still agrees with you