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US Secretary of State Calls Climate Change 'Weapon of Mass Destruction'

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Arshad Mohammed reports on Reuters from Jakarta that US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians that man-made climate change could threaten their entire way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of 'perhaps the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction' and describing those who do not accept that human activity causes global warming as 'shoddy scientists' and 'extreme ideologues'. 'Because of climate change, it's no secret that today Indonesia is ... one of the most vulnerable countries on Earth. It's not an exaggeration to say that the entire way of life that you live and love is at risk,' said Kerry. 'In a sense, climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps even the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.' In Beijing on Friday, Kerry announced that China and the United States had agreed to intensify information-sharing and policy discussions on their plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions after 2020. At home, Kerry faces a politically tricky decision on whether to allow the Keystone XL pipeline after a State Department report played down the impact the Keystone pipeline would have on climate change. However Kerry showed little patience for skeptics in his speech. 'We just don't have time to let a few loud interest groups hijack the climate conversation,' said Kerry. 'I'm talking about big companies that like it the way it is, that don't want to change, and spend a lot of money to keep you and me and everybody from doing what we know we need to do.'"

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  1. He's Illogical by usacoder · · Score: 0, Troll

    His botox injections have crept into the neocortex.

  2. Skepticism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry, good science requires skepticism.

    We know the previous "best" models are flawed/incomplete.

    AFAIK none of them predicted a decade+ flatline in global temps.

    The pro and anti groups are both religiously attached to their views.

    Makes VI/EMACS looks like a pragmatic debate.

  3. Re:USA Liable for AGW Costs? by coastwalker · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your money stinks, most of it is debt and we don't want it.

    Half the world hates you with a passion for your criminal lack of morality and arrogance.

    Typical for your response to be that you can always pay for the millions of deaths you will cause with a fine.

    Your culture is revolting, lets hope the Chinese behave better than you because they are clearly the future.

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    Facts are history now plebs have politics for religion on social media.
  4. Maybe if the US stopped using fraudulent data by schwit1 · · Score: 1, Troll
    1. Re:Maybe if the US stopped using fraudulent data by schwit1 · · Score: 1, Troll

      If the data to support AGW is so overwhelming there would be no need to cook the books.

      BTW, we are experiencing the Third Coldest Winter On Record So Far In The US