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40. Think: Immediate Term,

Sun Jul 24, 2016, 07:12 AM

Jul 2016

...and also see:

The climate movement made an enormous mistake. We focused all our attention on fossil fuels, when we should have been pointing to something much deeper: the basic logic of our economic operating system. After all, we’re only using fossil fuels in the first place to fuel the broader imperative of GDP growth...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/jul/15/clean-energy-wont-save-us-economic-system-can

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I'm hip. malthaussen Jul 2016 #1

I'm in New York annavictorious Jul 2016 #2

I saw 106 in Wichita, KS yesterday. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2016 #9

But not abnormal. Jazzgirl Jul 2016 #22

It's somewhat abnormal. anamandujano Jul 2016 #32

Climate Change and our response is really the most important issue in this election year..... LongTomH Jul 2016 #3

In the long term, you're right Mister Twilight Jul 2016 #15

Welcome to DU Mister Twilight. Delphinus Jul 2016 #24

Think: Immediate Term, Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #40

Yup. Yay incrementalism! Arazi Jul 2016 #34

The Supreme Court can invalidate environmental laws for decades to come tabasco Jul 2016 #45

It will be over 100 here in Sacramento, probably for 7 more days tandot Jul 2016 #4

well over a 100? It is 99 right now an expected to reach 102. Not exactly well over. olddad56 Jul 2016 #13

I didn't say "well over" tandot Jul 2016 #21

And I don't think you guys have high humidity ,which is coming across with this heatwave east Person 2713 Jul 2016 #30

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Lawd have mercy! forest444 Jul 2016 #12

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We were just discussing the very thing with Jazzgirl. forest444 Jul 2016 #28

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I hear you. forest444 Jul 2016 #27

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It's even Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #41

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Neighbor dude needs to tell the wife to put on a shawl or something. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #26

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