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polichick

(37,152 posts)
5. The beginning of holding his feet to the fire...
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 05:50 PM
Nov 2012

If he's serious about dealing with climate change, this is low hanging fruit and a good place to start.

k&r nilram Nov 2012 #1
Obama's White House? mimi85 Nov 2012 #2
I found that reference odd also. It was never Bush's White House. olddad56 Nov 2012 #20
Not quite true Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #32
As long as it's not "Romney's White House"... lbrtbell Nov 2012 #21
+1 gateley Nov 2012 #26
It's part of current DU culture Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #29
It seems to me that if they wanted to have more influence on this issue, hughee99 Nov 2012 #3
Meanwhile, in Thailand with President Obama... nolabear Nov 2012 #4
Exactly. SoapBox Nov 2012 #6
Exactly... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #17
The beginning of holding his feet to the fire... polichick Nov 2012 #5
unconventional gas development that President Obama supports is likely just as dangerous Agony Nov 2012 #7
K&R ReRe Nov 2012 #8
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #36
Obama will approve the pipeline because he is a puppet of the oil industry and the big banks. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #9
We need to protest more and more to counter the great power of the oil industry. Overseas Nov 2012 #11
Yes. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #13
Are you feeling all right? Kolesar Nov 2012 #19
you think he'll block the pipeline? limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #22
And whose puppet are you? Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #28
To be fair, it's the economic system that allows Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #30
Yes. To the crux of the matter......... socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #37
So glad they are speaking out as we were all asked to do. Opposing dangerous oil for export. Overseas Nov 2012 #10
What is dangerous about tar sands oil? naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #31
Oil sands projects are the fastest source of greenhouse gas production in Canada Overseas Nov 2012 #38
ok fine naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #41
as they damn well should stupidicus Nov 2012 #12
I suddenly seem to have a question about this. Maybe some DUer knows the Cleita Nov 2012 #14
Good question. I'm guessing the answer, as always, is money. Somehow this will gateley Nov 2012 #27
It's just economics naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #33
But Obama isn't at home nmbluesky Nov 2012 #15
I STAND with these protestors in spirit. bvar22 Nov 2012 #16
Good (re)start to pushing on this. DirkGently Nov 2012 #18
Even my Repub friend from Nebraska is against the pipeline. Reccing this Ash_F Nov 2012 #23
This feels kind of like a last hope tour, we need to support it flamingdem Nov 2012 #24
K&R. I do too! Overseas Nov 2012 #25
Sometimes harder to tell who is angrier at Obama's reelection: right wing kooks, or alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #34
Can you elaborate? flamingdem Nov 2012 #35
Wait, are you saying the protestors are throwing temper tantrums? NickB79 Nov 2012 #39
Didn't you know? Nihil Nov 2012 #42
A chance for the president to ... humanistcafe Nov 2012 #40
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