Professor Harley Shaiken proposes the creation of an “Alliance for Green Prosperity” that would build on President Obama’s ideas to jumpstart growth and green development in the hemisphere.
President Obama sought to turn the page both symbolically and substantively on the United States’ relations with its southern neighbors during his first visit to Latin America. While much of the news coverage centered on his new Cuban travel initiatives and his stop in Mexico to bolster President Felipe Calderón in the drug wars, Obama also addressed the critical issues of energy and the environment during his four-day trip. In his opening remarks at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held April 17–19 in Trinidad and Tobago, President Obama proposed a new Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
