Dear President,

It must be tough trying to keep up with all that’s being written about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The words are gushing out faster than those 210,000 gallons of oil. Everyone seems to have an opinion, but like British Petroleum and the rest of the oil industry, no one seems to have a solution for fixing the leak or ending our nation’s addiction to oil.

But, if you want some crystal clear advice on how to lead the nation out of this mess, there’s one writer out there who really nailed it. So, here’s our advice—read Thomas Friedman’s column in the New York Times. His first words are these:

There is only one meaningful response to the horrific oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and that is for America to stop messing around when it comes to designing its energy and environmental future. The only meaningful response to this man-made disaster is a man-made energy bill that would finally put in place an American clean-energy infrastructure that would set our country on a real, long-term path to ending our addiction to oil.

That’s just a tease of what Tom has to say. He makes so much sense that national television news programs have been interviewing him today. Check it out, Mr. President. And while you are at it, you might want to check out what the Earthjustice president has to say about this issue.