Political Ruminations

Morning Quote: Bill Clinton

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, former President Clinton blasted Mitt Romney for Romney’s refusal to acknowledge climate change:

“He [Romney] ridiculed the president — ridiculed the president for his efforts to fight global warming in economically beneficial ways. He [Romney] said “Oh, you’re going to turn back the seas."

In my part of America [NYC], we would like it if someone could’ve done that yesterday.”

There is a 95% + consensus amongst climatologists that anthropogenic climate change is not only real, but stunningly dangerous to survival on planet Earth. And still, Big Oil--Fossil Fuels [thank you, Koch brothers] has sold America the idea that it doesn’t exist. And this industry has been criminally aided and abetted by Republicans.

Morning Quote: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

From its “State of the Climate Global Analysis” for June 2011-June 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on how abnormal the last year has been in terms of climate:

“ During the June 2011-June 2012 period, each of the 13 consecutive months ranked among the warmest third of their historical distribution for the first time in the 1895-present record. The odds of this occurring randomly is 1 in 1,594,323. ”

We need to ask the media why they have allowed the global warming deniers to silence them. And, oh, by the way, the changes are not reversible.
Via Think Progress