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spanone

(135,765 posts)
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:36 PM Sep 2015

CNN Wildly Off The Mark On Pope Francis' Call For Climate Action

That damned liberal media....


CNN Money claimed that if the U.S. heeds Pope Francis' call to address climate change it will hurt the economy and cost jobs, but CNN based these claims on a six-year old analysis of failed cap-and-trade legislation rather than recent research showing that the climate plan the Obama administration has put in place will benefit the economy and increase employment. CNN also alleged that the U.S. is hesitant to act on climate change "without other nations around the world doing the same," despite the fact that 78 countries have already submitted climate change plans ahead of international negotiations that will occur in December.

The article was listed front page of CNN Money with the headline: "The Pope wants climate action. It'll cost you $1,000."

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/09/25/cnn-wildly-off-the-mark-on-pope-francis-call-fo/205798
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CNN Wildly Off The Mark On Pope Francis' Call For Climate Action (Original Post) spanone Sep 2015 OP
It seems pretty obvious to anyone with an IQ above average ... GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #1
Wider than their search for Ft370 malaise Sep 2015 #2
Yeah don't stop polluting abelenkpe Sep 2015 #3

GeorgeGist

(25,306 posts)
1. It seems pretty obvious to anyone with an IQ above average ...
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:00 PM
Sep 2015

that a multi Trillion dollar fix will create mucho jobs.

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
3. Yeah don't stop polluting
Sat Sep 26, 2015, 12:51 AM
Sep 2015

Wouldn't want to harm the economy. Ok to keep polluting the air, land and water though.

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