In San Francisco on Tuesday, President Obama was met with protesters unhappy about his administration's refusal to commit one way or another on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline – which would transport tar-sands oil from Canada to refineries in Illinois, Oklahoma and the Gulf of Mexico.
On Sunday, more than 400 activists organized by the group Energy Action Coalition demonstrated in front of the Obama campaign headquarters in Cleveland, and another major protest is scheduled in a week and a half (November 6) at the White House.
Much has been written about how the various elements of the President's coalition that brought him to victory have frayed to some extent- and you might want add environmentalists to that mix as well.
Some very wealthy donors to Obama's 2008 campaign were outside of the fundraising event he held yesterday in San Francisco – none more prominent than Susie Tompkins Buell.
This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2011.