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Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change
astroengine writes "President Barack Obama called for 'meaningful progress' on tackling climate change in his State of the Union speech in Washington, DC on Tuesday night. While acknowledging that 'no single event makes a trend,' the President noted that the United States had been buffeted by extreme weather events that in many cases encapsulated the predictions of climate scientists. 'But the fact is, the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15. Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods — all are now more frequent and intense. We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence. Or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science — and act before it's too late,' Obama added."
Other significant statements from Obama's speech: 34,000 troops coming back from Afghanistan over the next year; new gun regulations "deserve a vote"; rewards for schools that focus on STEM education; increases in tech research; a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $9.00/hr and tie it to inflation; and a proposal to use oil and gas revenues to fund a move away from oil and gas,
You're right about the extremists and the nutjobs, who seem to be controlling the Republican party these days, but there are a lot of moderates that can be swayed over to the Republican side, given a strong enough issue. The Republicans tried their hardest to manufacture one with Benghazi, but nobody cared. Releasing dangerous terrorists back into the wild? That could really take hold.
I agree with you. He should stop compromising with nutjobs and extremists, grow a spine, and finally do something liberal. However, doing so could very well throw the 2016 election. The Democratic Party would rather hold on to power than do the right thing. That's why I vote with the Greens, even if they are nutjob hippies. Out of all the nutjobs out there, I think I probably agree with those nutjobs the most.
There is no overlap between libertarian and green. Green is an altruistic philosophy, libertarian is a selfish one. If there's ever any overlap in policy between the two it's purely coincidence.