Obama’s Green Team by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.

From left: STEVEN CHU, secretary of energy; CAROL BROWNER, coordinator of energy and climate policy; KEN SALAZAR, secretary of the interior; LISA JACKSON, administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.

“We are going to take a moon shot on energy independence. The unifying agenda of our nation is energy. Failure is not an option.” —Ken Salazar

“Climate change is a global problem. It’s hard to convince the rest of the world if we don’t do it ourselves. We have to begin at home. People are looking for us to lead.” —Lisa Jackson