President Obama’s State of the Union: Defining issue, defining leadership

Jennifer Granholm writes for The HuffPost Politics Blog, Jan. 11, 2016

2015 will stand out as the tipping point when clean and renewable energy solidified its place as a powerful economic driver, despite fierce opposition from Congress, the fossil fuel industry, and other special interests. To me, that defines leadership. Against strong headwinds of resistance, the President took a stand.