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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: The US and China Just Announced a Huge Deal on Climate—and it's a Gamechanger [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)31. But he couldn't bring back to life the half million people he killed in Laos and Cambodia...
Or take back Kissinger, Cheney or Rumsfeld or the Drug Wars. The poisoner of the well for over 40 years.
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BREAKING: The US and China Just Announced a Huge Deal on Climate—and it's a Gamechanger [View all]
Cha
Nov 2014
OP
Good! Now if they could just stop all the toxic air coming from Russia, we just might get a handle
William769
Nov 2014
#2
In int'l news the last couple of weeks, there has been uneasiness about the pollution popping up
Hestia
Nov 2014
#166
With all the grumbling from the populace about the air pollution that is out of control
Hestia
Nov 2014
#170
Not even that, it gave a number on US reduction that comes with magic beans as the answer to how.
TheKentuckian
Nov 2014
#87
I'm thinking they'll be fuming like the billionaire Kocksters who fund Anti-Climate Change will
Cha
Nov 2014
#24
So the voters who stayed home can have this as their first sign of what they could have had
treestar
Nov 2014
#116
Not bad for a so-called lame duck who doesn't love the planet as much as Nixon.
Ykcutnek
Nov 2014
#19
But he couldn't bring back to life the half million people he killed in Laos and Cambodia...
freshwest
Nov 2014
#31
The only real hope is that we work with states to get this done. But then that is also bad news. Rs
jwirr
Nov 2014
#43
Mahalo for that enlightment on how it can and is being done, karyn Executive Orders already issued
Cha
Nov 2014
#49
Call me crazy, drm.. I'm thinking EO like these Executive Orders on our Climate Change..
Cha
Nov 2014
#47
Me thinks the Pentagon reports declaring climate change a threat to natl. security
Ykcutnek
Nov 2014
#48
This is great but I do not see how we are going to accomplish this with the crazies in the Senate
jwirr
Nov 2014
#42
That is good. I thought about the state levels. Even in Iowa the fields are full of wind machines
jwirr
Nov 2014
#106
Oh, they'll try.. Kochsters want a dirty Planet.. but, I'm thinking there's ways around it noted in
Cha
Nov 2014
#74
President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met today in Beijing. Ju Peng/Xinhua/ZUMA TY!
Cha
Nov 2014
#75
Mahalo malaise.. it's a great start for the US and China to work together on Global Climate Change!
Cha
Nov 2014
#80
"Media: How does it feel to be a lame duck?".. strutting their pressitute feathers..
Cha
Nov 2014
#91
I sure do hope all goes swimmingly with the Global Climate pact between the United States
Cha
Nov 2014
#95
Reducing emissions "below 2005 levels" doesn't impress me. Not going to save the planet.
Orsino
Nov 2014
#103
"without imposing new restrictions on power plants or vehicles"??? What does that mean?
grahamhgreen
Nov 2014
#110
"We can't do anything with the environment when we have a black President." WTF!? We already have.
Cha
Nov 2014
#161
Sorry, Android! I didn't recognize you as someone who was being sarcastic.. and that is my BAD!
Cha
Nov 2014
#164
To phrase it another way, China agrees to only continue to make their own polution problem worse
hughee99
Nov 2014
#120
These are promises from a lame-duck Democratic President that has zero pull with Congress.
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#122
Of course not, how absurd. I am not going to get my hopes up over empty rhetoric. He fooled me once
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#138
Please, please don't put words into my mouth. I appreciate it when he speaks out for
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#141
But if he spoke out about fracking, wouldn't you just have the same attitude?
True Blue Door
Nov 2014
#143
If he spoke out about fracking it would be quite a turnaround because he has
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#167
It's not an exaggeration to say this is the Greenest US administration in history.
True Blue Door
Nov 2014
#168
If you are saying that I am not easily satisfied, I will agree. While some here wallow in the
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#172
You make a good point. This will put pressure on the Republicans. Now I'd like to see
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#194
Oh how freaking predicable.. wahwahwah.. all you can do whine about good news with China on board?
Cha
Nov 2014
#147
Predictable isn't even the word. This is being hailed as HUGE news througout Asia and the Pacific
Number23
Nov 2014
#176
And while the naysayers -- "left" and right -- wail and gnash, the praise keeps on coming
Number23
Nov 2014
#191
"UN praises China, US for ‘highly significant’ announcement on emissions cuts" Excellent addition
Cha
Nov 2014
#192
Brilliant lovemydog! Naomi Klein lays it all out.. talk about "good timing".. I do know that the
Cha
Nov 2014
#155
Personal observation: most people are sadly addicted to stupid and shitty news.
lovemydog
Nov 2014
#136
Bump for huge news - by far the most important story of the day, week, month and maybe year.
lovemydog
Nov 2014
#142
Well Done, lmd! It would have been HUGE in the USmedia if Nixon would have clinched it!!!!!!
Cha
Nov 2014
#160
Interesting! Mahalo for your perspective, hifiguy! The repubs were always saying it won't do any
Cha
Nov 2014
#165
NOW, CAN THE CHINESE AND US SURVIVE UNTIL THE BEFITS OF THE CLIMATE TREATY START?
drynberg
Nov 2014
#154
Sweet. More retiring coal plants for gas plants, which means more fracking.
TransitJohn
Nov 2014
#158
A damn good start, SunSeeker! China could still be ignoring it like the US gopolluters.
Cha
Nov 2014
#174
Worse, U.S. gopolluters are spending millions trying convince everyone it doesn't exist.
SunSeeker
Nov 2014
#181
He tried to get a deal at Copenhagen, back in 2009, but Climategate scotched that plan.
ucrdem
Nov 2014
#171
So, China says shit won't decrease until maybe 2030 and that is a gamechanger?
joeglow3
Nov 2014
#195