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snappyturtle

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2. Well, this post is illustrative of the problem. Right now there have been
Fri May 24, 2013, 08:42 AM
May 2013

18 views and1Rec. Where's the outrage on climate conditions? How can we honestly observe the worsening of natural storm events and not question climate change as a factor? What is more important than this?

I saw little written after the horrific tornado in Moore,OK that addressed climate change. However, I heard much about how to hide from its monsterous horror.....safe rooms? underground shelters? Run for your life scenarios? Those I heard about. We should have heard in addition what we should be doing and demanding to reduce the pestilence of devastating storms.

Eugene Robinson has written an important piece stating that the President must lead and probably go it alone. If I were the President and interested in legacy....I would use the power of the office to enact policies that will benefit ALL.

Edit: I think this needs to be posted in General Discussion. Yesterday an article from Grist on cities that will be effected the most was originally posted in Environment and Energy only to be reposted 40 min. later in GD where it finally got a decent number of hits. imho

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