front-page article in Globe on JK and climate change

[MBS]

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/11/13/kerrys_green_side_takes_center_stage/

Kerry’s green side takes center stage
John F. Kerry is known for his expertise on matters of war and foreign policy, and for his failed 2004 presidential bid.


But when he arrives in Copenhagen next month for international climate talks, the world will see a less familiar but perhaps more ardent side of the Massachusetts senator: the green Kerry.

After a quarter century in Washington, Kerry is emerging as a critical environmental dealmaker. He is leading the US Senate delegation that will try to broker a worldwide climate change agreement and is chief sponsor of a massive global warming bill in the Senate, a measure that was all but buried until Kerry forged an unlikely partnership with Republican Lindsey O. Graham of South Carolina last month.

Now, with virtually no chance of getting climate legislation through Congress before the end of the year, Kerry is still hoping to make enough progress toward a bipartisan deal to demonstrate to China, India, and other major greenhouse gas producers that the United States is serious about lowering emissions that are heating the Earth.. . .

“There is no one better positioned in the world than Senator Kerry’’ to get an international climate deal, said Robert Stavins, director of Harvard University’s Environmental Economics Program and an authority on international climate policy. “He has had an interest in these issues a long time. He is coauthor of the climate legislation. He is chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.’’. . . “It’s not going to be easy,’’ said Dukakis. Still, “it says a lot for John that he is reaching across the aisle and teaming up. . . . It is Kennedy-esque and important.’’

Another piece praising Kerry, with little or no snark. What is the world (or at least the Globe :) ) coming to?

[karynnj]

1. That really is a great article

Though obviously they are not the key elements, I like that she brings up that he met Teresa Heinz at Rio and the details on his work on acid rain. Unlike many recent articles, this one does not pretend that he suddenly started doing things. The fact is that without the long years of work that have build his expertise and his credibility internationally, he would not now be in the position to help a Copenhagen - or less importantly, to effortlessly skewer people like Dr Green.

[beachmom]

2. Thanks for posting the article, MBS. A really excellent article.

I also want to thank you for describing the dead tree version. It is difficult to impossible for me to locate a paper copy of the BG in Georgia, so it's nice to hear that Kerry has been gracing the front page of the paper a number of times. Local boy done well?