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greenman3610

(3,947 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:41 PM Jan 2013

Obama Throws down on climate

Hard to see how he can back off or finesse this.
First big test will be the Keystone decision.

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Obama Throws down on climate (Original Post) greenman3610 Jan 2013 OP

He knows about it? immoderate Jan 2013 #1

Ahhh, Mr. President, about the Climate... drynberg Jan 2013 #2

This is the most important issue of our time RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #3

Too far left... moblsv Jan 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #5

immoderate

(20,885 posts)

1. He knows about it?

Reply to greenman3610 (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:47 PM

Jan 2013

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drynberg

(1,648 posts)

2. Ahhh, Mr. President, about the Climate...

Reply to greenman3610 (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:23 PM

Jan 2013

Sir, according to many trustworthy sources, we need to move rapidly yesterday to get to the climate while there's time. We don't have years or decades to do politics or whatever we've been doing. NOW.

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

3. This is the most important issue of our time

Reply to greenman3610 (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:44 PM

Jan 2013

If our environment fails, we have no other place to go.
There is no Planet B!

moblsv

(155 posts)

4. Too far left...

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Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:39 PM

Jan 2013

I just heard somebody on NPR refer to this as "too far left". That says a lot about how far right we've gone when listening to well established science, and addressing the biggest threat in human history to the future of the only planet we have, is considered "too far left". Crazy times we live in...

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