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As record-shattering heat persists from Phoenix, Arizona to southern Europe, Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee highlighted on Sunday that humanity already knows how to combat climate chaos: ditch planet-warming fossil fuels.
With tens of millions of Americans under heat alerts, Inslee—who ran a climate-focused 2020 presidential campaign—appeared on ABC‘s “This Week” to discuss current conditions and solutions with co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
“Look, the climate change problem, the fuse has been burning for decades, and now the climate change bomb has gone off,” Inslee said. “The scientists are telling us that this is the new age. This is the age of consequences because whatever we thought of climate change last year, we now understand that the beast is at the door. We knew this beast of climate change was coming for us, but now, it’s pounding on the door.”
“What the scientific community is telling us now, is that the Earth is screaming at us, and that is […]
All of us can help by not going on trips in our gas run vehicles unless it is absolutely necessary. That is what I do. I also try to keep my lights off unless I need them on. I wish I had the energy I used to have to pull the weeds out of my gardens. Getting older is a Bitch!
Stephan, you are NOT too tough on the Republicans. Maybe you’re not tough enough because you want to sound even-handed. But these Republicans, everyone must be aware of are NOT Republicans. They are a fascist cult, not something a democracy can abide.
I like Jay Inslee’s position on this: either help push, or get out of the way.