which should not come as a surprise. In the issues they care about, Markey is way above anybody else in this race, at least for now.
http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/us_rep_ed_markey_calls_on_pres.html
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey calls on president to address climate change, lands Sierra Club endorsement
Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is calling on President Barack Obama to officially acknowledge climate change in this year's State of the Union address while lauding an environmental endorsement in his own bid to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the U.S. Senate.
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Throughout his 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ed Markey has been a staunch defender of the environment and champion for clean energy," said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club in a statement sent Wednesday morning. "Time and time again, he has led fights to clean up our air and water, curb the dangerous carbon pollution that is disrupting our climate, and put our nation on the path to an energy efficient economy powered by clean, safe energy."
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In an email to supporters on Wednesday, Markey lamented on Hurricane Sandy and the record droughts and heat of 2012 as reasons to take action at a national level to address global warming and its effects on weather patterns.
"With its strongest champion John Kerry now gone, I want to be the passionate voice in the Senate for taking action on climate change. We can't let obstructionist Republicans who deny the science of global warming stop us from taking action," Markey said in the message. "We have to commit to action before it's too late to combat the most dire consequences of climate change. President Obama has a chance to take a huge step forward in the State of the Union address."
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