Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Obama Girl Takes On Energy and Climate Change

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Obama Girl, the viral video vixen, is creating buzz again, this time as part of a coordinated public engagement campaign on energy and climate change. Check out the rap video above and then go over to The Energy Collective where Mark Gunther has the details and an audio interview with the campaign’s creators at Smart Power.

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