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| Obama praises US cities, states, for climate change stand |
| 2017-06-08 |
| [News24] Montreal - Former US president Barack Obama praised US states and cities for maintaining measures against climate change in a fresh jab at his successor's decision to quit the Paris accord. Addressing a crowd of 6 000 in Montreal on Tuesday, he argued that his administration had been able to show that greener policies were good for economic growth. "When it comes to the threat of climate change, we have shown that environmental sustainability and economic progress are not contradictory but are complementary," he told the enthusiastic crowd. "I took great comfort last week in seeing American states and cities and universities and corporations make it clear that they will keep pushing ahead for the sake of the future generations." Last week US President Donald Trump's decided to pull out of the Paris climate accord, attracting international condemnation. A string of state governors, city mayors and powerful companies were quick to pledge to meet greenhouse gas emission targets regardless of Trump's decision. During Obama's presidency, the United States was one of the 195 countries around the world to sign up to the 2015 agreement. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 bus, burns gas........walk |
| Posted by: 746 2017-06-08 21:42 |
| #8 No more flying to conferences, either. Take the bus. There's no real need for 90 percent of the "conferences" that take place. Send a detailed memo, follow it up with a teleconference, and then move on with your work. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-06-08 14:44 |
| #7 Well, give 'em a chance! Let's see how much they cut carbon emissions in the next year. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-06-08 13:15 |
| #6 Maybe they will cut back on local government use of gas burning vehicles, turn all thermostats up to 80 in summer and down to 65 in winter, get rid of water coolers and other high energy use equipment. No more flying to conferences, either. Take the bus. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-06-08 12:27 |
| #5 Are these cities and states going to pay the US portion of the jizya to the international climate fund? They'll be on board until someone sends them the bill. |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-06-08 12:00 |
| #4 Are these cities and states going to pay the US portion of the jizya to the international climate fund? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2017-06-08 11:26 |
| #3 Montreal has the crappiest climate of any large city on the planet. As John Baptiste the first French explorer recorded, "This must surely be the land God gave to Cain." |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-06-08 08:14 |
| #2 Alternative view of climate change and withdrawing from the Paris accord. Obama should call JunkScience Begone. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-06-08 07:49 |
| #1 Obama appears to have narrowed his focus of dissension and subterfuge against an entire nation, to dissension and subterfuge against a against a newly elected president. He is reportedly the first former president to undertake such an effort. I suppose we should not be too surprised. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-08 07:28 |