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AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
13. This is one area where Obama worries me
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 11:41 PM
Nov 2012

He rarely mentions anything about it. Climate change will be a huge issue before he is out of office. It's do or die time.

Someday, even America's Democrats are going to have make policy that openly acknowledges villager Nov 2012 #1
Thanks marmar Cha Nov 2012 #2
This is a fucking huge issue. I can't believe we're dorking around while the world melts. Gregorian Nov 2012 #3
Sadly humans rarely doing anything to prepare for the future Marrah_G Nov 2012 #7
My dad taught me as a young child that people only act in a crisis. Kind of cynical, but partly true Gregorian Nov 2012 #8
This is one area where Obama worries me AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #13
No problem. They only provide fresh water for..... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #4
K&R. It is very sad that the warming is happening much faster than expected. Milder warnings were Overseas Nov 2012 #5
It's really not so much the warming itself, AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #17
Great. MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #6
I don't know whats worse kydo Nov 2012 #9
It was wise of Bill McKibben Bainbridge Bear Nov 2012 #10
..... AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #18
The point is that as long as we're still around, the planet won't repair itself. GliderGuider Nov 2012 #25
The world has been in crisis on this for a long time so maybe the glinda Nov 2012 #11
Re: "Humans are really a piece of work. Not all humans but many of them." AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #19
this should be a top priority. nt limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #12
No Carbon Tax: Obama RobertEarl Nov 2012 #14
This weekend I saw the movie Chasing Ice HeiressofBickworth Nov 2012 #15
Glaciers, excepting Greenland and Antarctica, could only raise sea levels by about 45 cm. FarCenter Nov 2012 #16
True, but there's still the issue of drinking water, too. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #20
True. This article seems to imply that melting glaciers are the biggest factor in rising oceans KurtNYC Nov 2012 #23
If everybody would stop farting this problem would be solved. live love laugh Nov 2012 #21
Increased violent weather is already here, not some time in the foggy future lunatica Nov 2012 #22
+1000 Hydra Nov 2012 #24
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