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9. Climate

Reply to brush (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 24, 2020, 09:03 PM

Nov 2020

Yes, it’s definitely a domestic issue as well, but unlike AG, Labor, HHS, HUD etc., Climate also has a very large foreign component, including international treaties, coordination and cooperation. The fact that a former Secretary of State, with extensive foreign contacts and foreign policy experience was chosen is a testament to the foreign policy component of Climate.

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Am I wrong to think Biden creating the post of climate czar, John Kerry, is a nod to... [View all] brush Nov 2020 OP

Progressives rso Nov 2020 #1

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I know both my boys in their 20's, very concerned with climate change were thrilled with the LizBeth Nov 2020 #10

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I'm not saying she's against the new post. What I'm saying is the creation of the post... brush Nov 2020 #12