Kerry: climate science is "screaming at us". OK, John: do something about it.

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"We call this beautiful planet that we are privileged to inhabit for a short period of time, we call it Earth, but it could well have been called Ocean because three-quarters of it is ocean. And the oceans are responsible in many ways for life because of the cycle of rain and humidity and all of the protein and life that comes from the ocean. So we can’t be casual about it. We can’t be casual about it. And it is clear that we have an enormous challenge ahead of us as we face the extraordinary excess that we see with respect to each of those issues that I talked about: energy policy that results in acidification, the bleaching of coral, the destruction of species, the change in the Arctic because of the ice melt, and the change in the krill, the population of whales. The entire system is interdependent, and we toy with that at our peril.

So it is vital that we’ve come to this moment where we begin to see that this is not just an environmental issue. This is a security issue. It’s an economic security issue. It’s a national security issue. And it is in many ways a challenge with respect to energy security and our approach to energy policy, and ultimately it is a challenge to our commitment to science and facts and ultimately our basic sense of faith and what we believe in and our responsibility as human beings on this planet.

So climate change is coming back in a sense as a serious international issue because people are experiencing it firsthand. The science is screaming at us, literally, demanding that people in positions of public responsibility at least exercise the so-called “precautionary principle” to balance the equities and not knowing completely the outcomes at least understand what is happening and take steps to prevent potential disaster. I’ve often said to people, “What is the worst that could happen to you if you make a decision to put good energy policy in place and respond to what the science and the facts are telling us?” Well, the worst that can happen to you if you would employ a lot of people in alternative and renewable and clean energy; you would have less hospitalizations, cleaner air, more children with less asthma; and you would create an enormous number of jobs by moving to those new energy possibilities and policies and infrastructure. That’s the worst that can happen to you."

Remarks at the Ross Sea Conservation Reception - March 18, 2013

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/03/206395.htm

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2. People always have an axe to grind with Obama, too.

After all, the GOP will just filibuster him in Congress. There's not much of anything anyone can do.

Except talk.

[politicasista]

3. That is true, but it's not like they aren't trying

but this is the reality they are dealing with.

There is nothing wrong with pressing our leaders, pols on issues like climate change, gun control, etc, just saying that the ones yelling don't understand what they are up against..An obstructionist GOP saying no and holding up one stop sign after another.

Glad that the SOS and POTUS are acting on CC, more needs to be done, but help is needed.


Deleted the previous post, because it was probably over the top.

[raouldukelives]

4. I would love for the Govt to lead on this issue. Or as it should be called, The Issue.

But as usual, it remains up to the people to decide and to press and to demand.
Don't like slavery? Don't own slaves. Don't do business with those who use them.
Don't like climate change? Don't invest in it. Don't do business with those who cause it and deny it.
Maybe it seems very simple to my simple mind, but it makes sense to me. Be the change you want to see.