Its now pretty evident that by continuing to ignore and refute the fact that the world is warming, America’s GOP party and many reality holdouts in the Tea Party are key obstructions to the U.S. government actually making significant strides to combat climate change, even in the face of hurricanes Katrina/Sandy, record heat waves, droughts (California), typhoons and tornados. [From the article]: Republican leaders in the Congress have pledged to lead legislative efforts meant to keep the EPA from cutting carbon pollution. One of the few conclusions able to be drawn from that is that Republican leaders would prefer polluted skies and air over America. Ditto for GOP efforts to push back against EPA regulations that help ensure chemicals and hazardous toxins, poisons and metals are kept out of waterways. It seems the GOP is more than willing to sacrifice Americans health and wellbeing (this and future generations) – and potentially put the future of the entire planet at risk – for the sake of a buck and to provide favors to conservative donors. EARTHS HOTTEST YEAR, AND GOP DOESNT GET IT edition.cnn/2015/01/16/opinion/suh-hottest-year-2014/index.html “The U.S. ocean, atmospheric and space agencies affirmed on Friday what the planet has been telling us every way it knows how: 2014 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880. This isnt about whether we believe in science: Its about whether we believe the thermometer. Republican leaders in the Congress have pledged to lead legislative efforts meant to keep the EPA from cutting carbon pollution. The Republican leaders arent offering answers of their own, mind you; they just want to block any action that could help us address the problem of climate change. Its part of the big polluter agenda theyve vowed to press, putting fossil fuel profits first -- and putting the rest of us at risk.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:47:18 +0000
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