All the names on Obama's "short list" of running mates are not created equal when it comes to energy policy.
In fact, there's a tremendous contrast between Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
Although the two have much in common politically, they've gone in opposite directions when it comes to dealing with one of the most important aspects of America's energy future: what is the role of coal?
One has been a visionary. One just a well-meaning but very conventional politician.
More in this commentary by Eric Schaeffer, director of the Environmental Integrity Project, and Frank O'Donnell, President of Clean Air Watch, at More at http://gristmill.grist.org/...