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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
17. Good point.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 11:51 AM
Nov 2012

Plus. Politicians think in terms of action, and no one every states concretely what action needs to be taken beyond what we are already doing.

What factories need to close? What products, other than oil and coal, should we stop using?

There is so much confusion about what we need to do. Nuclear? Lots of dangers. Solar? Expensive.

Is there some other solution that would require less adjustment, less sacrifice?

Considering the time is short, we all need some clarity seems to me.

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