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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]The2ndWheel
(7,947 posts)96. Yeah, but those good things always come at a cost
Everything has a downside to the equation.
It's great that they're talking and throwing numbers around, but we've seen it before.
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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