Lisa Margonelli, who directs the New America Foundation's energy initiative, is the author of Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank (Broadway).
How progressives can make energy a pocketbook issue, with greener rides—and greener wallets—for the middle class.
The waste energy from manufacturing plants can be recycled to create clean, green power.
Obama's environmental agenda can empower working people to take control of their energy use.


