• President Trump Makes a Statement Regarding the Paris Accord
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I like the comment about all the countries in the deal aren't putting America first. Cause God forbid we put the world first.
I want out of this timeline.
Second amendment people should probably do something about this
[media]https://twitter.com/maggiekb1/status/870372799105437700[/media]
[QUOTE=Scot;52301464][img]http://i.imgur.com/NldnvOI.png[/img] this is how some people actually think[/QUOTE] His profile picture literally looks like the Geico Caveman, but with the personality of the Jack Links Sasquatch.
[QUOTE=ChadMcGoatMan;52302104]I just worried if she betrayed agreement in last minute or doing it when if she got elected as President. But since she never got elect, We never know she will betray it or not.[/QUOTE] This is really baseless conjecture. The Democratic party has been solidly for climate change regulations for a long time. There is literally no reason whatsoever to believe that Clinton would have backed out. Basically the entirety of her support base would crucify her for it.
[I]Oh Christ almighty...[/I] [media]https://twitter.com/yashar/status/870458693006929920[/media]
So the TV anchors at Fox are helping decide public policy. Can at least one Trump supporter come in and tell me that this is how we make america great again
[QUOTE=Alice3173;52302404]Basically the entirety of her support base would crucify her for it.[/QUOTE] Assuming they ever found out about it. Clinton runs an extremely tight ship and secrecy and discretion are paramount in her circles. She's not afraid to personally spin stuff either.
The fact that North Korea is remaining in the agreement and recognizes climate change The fact that France, Germany, and our allies are sticking to the agreement and recognize climate change The fact that fucking Exxon Mobile wanted the US to stay in the agreement and recognizes climate change The fact that GOLDMAN SACHS AND THE KOCH BROTHERS wanted the US to stay in the agreement and recognize climate change shows that Donald Trump and republicans as a whole are fucking morons throw them all out
[media]https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/870454927251955712[/media]
[QUOTE=Potus;52302442][media]https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/870454927251955712[/media][/QUOTE] This is the face of a true patriot and legitimate, empathetic human being
Even fucking North Korea agreed [img]http://i.imgur.com/bYFYzun.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;52302486]Even fucking North Korea agreed [img]http://i.imgur.com/bYFYzun.png[/img][/QUOTE] Theyre great for green energy, after all like three of the buildings in their capital have power!
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;52302413]So the TV anchors at Fox are helping decide public policy. Can at least one Trump supporter come in and tell me that this is how we make america great again[/QUOTE] well for one we're removing the influence of mainstream med oh wait
[QUOTE=BryndenRivers;52302343][media]https://twitter.com/maggiekb1/status/870372799105437700[/media][/QUOTE] How? How could it have gone all wrong in the 90s?
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52302725]How? How could it have gone all wrong in the 90s?[/QUOTE] Wasn't that when Al Gore popped in and dropped the "Inconvient Truth"? Or was that early 2000s? I don't remember much of the 90s...
[QUOTE=Eva-1337;52302735]Wasn't that when Al Gore popped in and dropped the "Inconvient Truth"? Or was that early 2000s? I don't remember much of the 90s...[/QUOTE] 2006
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52302725]How? How could it have gone all wrong in the 90s?[/QUOTE] Republicans threw everything out the window just to get an edge towards the Democrats.
This is not fun news to wake up to. Get that asswipe and his thinly-veiled grudge out of office.
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52302725]How? How could it have gone all wrong in the 90s?[/QUOTE] Reagan
There's always stuff like this if you want to convince friends: [url]http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/05/31/everyone-believes-in-global-warming-they-just-dont-realize-it/[/url] [quote]As individuals our daily attention goes to our health, our safety, our jobs, and our families. And here is where we need to alter our approach if we’re going to tackle climate change successfully. It’s not a question of moving climate change “up” our priority list. I don’t think climate change needs to be an issue on our lists at all. We care about a changing climate because it affects nearly every one of those things that are already on our priority lists.[/quote] [quote]By following this train of thought, we arrive at a simple yet potentially revolutionary understanding: Getting people to care about a changing climate doesn’t require adopting “new” values. Gone is the burden of inspiring people to “care” about deforestation and melting ice caps. No need to teach them to hug a tree, respect a polar bear (hugging not advisable), or throw themselves into land conservation. Most remarkably, the implication of this new perspective is that imparting urgency and concern is just a matter of showing people how to connect the dots among the issues they already care about, and how those issues are affected by — and in many cases are threatened by — a changing climate. I’ve seen it work. I’ve watched people’s attitudes change, going from flat denial of global warming to jumping into the fight to prepare for it or even stop it. I’ve seen farmers talk about why they prefer wind turbines to oil pump jacks. Water planners who work for an organization that doesn’t officially acknowledge climate change have asked me for future projections. And all this has happened in the most unlikely of places — the place I call home.[/quote]
I hope Trump and his entire administration crashes and burns
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52302725]How? How could it have gone all wrong in the 90s?[/QUOTE] The Kyoto Protocol. The major countries of the world got together and worked out an agreement to reduce per-capita pollution to a less harmful baseline as a first-step towards true emissions reduction. The US, despite being in a relatively good position to reach that baseline, refused to ratify the agreement because it didn't hold China and other developing countries to the same standards. Despite China being a heavy polluter, when viewed from a per-capita angle they pollute far less than Americans did at the time, and moreover, most countries agreed that the onus to fight climate change rested with the most economically-developed countries, including the US. Democrats supported Kyoto, but lost control of Congress in the mid-1990s to Republicans who were promising to cut taxes and spending. Republicans called Kyoto a major threat to the US economy and have maintained an anti-climate stance ever since (because it apparently gets them votes.)
God bless America, the country I am always proud to live in /s
The thing is, even if it did cost American Jobs, [I]the planet is more valuable than American Jobs[/I] I don't know why our sense of national identity is so fucking extremist that a lot of us can't recognize, yes, some things are equally as or [I]more[/I] important than us. People are so unwilling to make any sacrifice for the greater good in this country, it's pathetic and selfish. People in this country will still insist on having a perfectly maintained, watered lawn even through droughts or a borderline unlivable planet, I swear.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JU9ZyfJ.png?1[/IMG] Now would this go under suicide or other dangerous acts? Or maybe I should just put it under scams/frauds or promoting terrorism.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;52301402]The fucking O with the flag they use to represent Obama feels so god damn dismissive and childish. This is an official piece of government propaganda and if you stand for this shit you're causing the fastest downfall of a nation since fucking Rome.[/QUOTE] The fall of the Roman Empire wasn't really fast at all.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;52302486]Even fucking North Korea agreed [img]http://i.imgur.com/bYFYzun.png[/img][/QUOTE] Oh so you seriously want the US to follow the policy dictated by Kim Jong Un? That North Korea is in on it is definite proof that the Paris agreement is a big old communist conspiracy to undermine American industry. Fucking glad we got Trump to pull the greatest nation on God's green earth out of that scam.
So I've been reading and not sure if it's posted in this thread yet(11 pages I don't want to go through). But why is the Paris agreements good? I read it requires nations to submit plans to cut down on emissions but there's no legal binding as far as I can see that would 'require' the nations to enact these plans. It's entirely an 'Opt in as you please' deal. Which would explain why every country opted in, looking good without all the effort. Same deal for the 100 billion raised by developed countries for the poor ones. What legal obligations do they have to spend that money on green energy and not just dump it all into coal energy? I'm not trying to trash the agreements, I'm just curious.
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