John Kerry envisions a carbon-free future in a speech at USC

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9. I'm sure they feel both emotions.

I heard Wendy Sherman in a Washington Post panel discussion a few weeks ago, talking about the Iran deal - and I could hear both emotions in her voice.
Sec. Kerry gave it his all to both the Paris accords and the Iran deal, plus there was the opening to Cuba. All three events important breakthroughs, achieved against all odds. Plus, for Sec. Kerry, environmental issues have been a priority for him since the 1970's.
Years of hard work, carried out with deep commitment by people with deep diplomatic (Sherman, Kerry, Moniz, and their respective teams) and scientific expertise (Moniz and team in the Iran deal, and the cadre of environmental scientists involved in the Paris Accords).
All of this work, destroyed in days by a cabal of ignorant, dishonest, corrupt thugs and vandals. (At DOE alone, the descent at DOE from world renowned nuclear physicist Ernie Moniz to world class idiot Rick Perry is too painful to contemplate).
So much easier to destroy than to build.

But then so heartening to see John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel, and Ernie Moniz, fighting back.