“We all hear the conversation about being energy independent”.
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“Without subsidies, the real cost of electricity from wind power is about three to four times that of a modern coal-fired electricity station”.
“The GOP strategy, emerging after months of quiet discussions, includes sowing doubts about Obama’s climate policies at home and overseas, trying to block key environmental regulations in Congress, and challenging the legitimacy of the president’s attempts to craft a global agreement without submitting a treaty to the Senate”. Most analysts think he can’t, but today he gets to make his case.
He’s certainly playing for maximum effect.
If America does have the problem of climate change, Trump said, “it’s going to be of the nuclear form because we have incompetent politicians watching over us when it comes to nuclear weapons. Here he is following an antique doctrine that it is impossible to change”, Ehrlich said.
In the letter, Rev. Wallis and other leaders reiterate the pope’s call for people of all faiths to “act swiftly and boldly to address” climate change, along with his appeal to protect an environment “belonging to all and meant for all”.
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Before a joint session of Congress Thursday, Pope Francis preached a message of social justice, while also attempting to encourage consensus on divisive issues.
Not only did he speak plainly of the urgent need to cut carbon emissions, but put the blame both on “highly polluting fossil fuels” and a “throwaway culture”. Some of us have even arranged for our bodies to be frozen, trusting that future generations will find a way to resurrect us, finally defeating not just taxes, but death itself.
The Pope’s blunt intervention was naturally welcomed by environmentalists the world over, who were thrilled to have such a powerful man of God on their side. “Weather changes, and you have storms and you have rain, and you have lovely days”.
But it’s not that simple.
“Who am I to judge?” the 78-year-old Argentine pontiff famously said, when addressing the explosive topic of homosexuality and its place in the church. He added that the pope is following an antique doctrine that it is impossible to change, however, he said that Pope Francis still “knows better, he is not a dope”.
Rick Santorum, another candidate, was even more brusque.
It is time that all the developing countries invite Pope Francis to be honorable representative and leading negotiator during the climate negotiations in December in Paris. “That’s very important to me, and I’ve won many environmental awards”, Trump said.
Also, I wonder, what exactly does Rep. Gosar imagine the pope usually does with “his personal time?”
While pundits in Washington or New York may see a clean environment, the rest of the world does not.
During his visit to Washington D.C., Bambrick said that Pope Francis praised the courage of Catholic Bishops in dealing with sexual abuse.
Vancouver’s mayor, Gregor Robertson, was the only Canadian invited.
“Native American Indians and indigenous people throughout the world are among the first to be severely impacted by climate change“, Nightwolf said onstage.
Nevertheless, Cizik believes it is unlikely that large numbers of evangelicals will change their position on the concern about climate. “Immaculate air.” But not climate change.
The meaning of Pope Francis must surely be that he has brought a new vision and a new objective to the leadership of the Catholic Church from which the world will benefit. McCain had been one of the leading Republicans advocating for action.
No wonder we teach our children to play “kick the can”. This is a global problem but you wouldn’t believe it by the criticisms always directed at the U.S.
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Pope Francis: May I leave for Philadelphia now?
