Comments on: Barack Obama Commits to “New Chapter” on Climate Change http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/18/barack-obama-commits-to-new-chapter-on-climate-change/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jake Schmidt http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/18/barack-obama-commits-to-new-chapter-on-climate-change/#comment-69363 Jake Schmidt Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:27:48 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7255#comment-69363 Restoring America’s leadership on global warming is no easy task. US leadership has been lost over a sustained period as the current Administration has failed to make progress on global warming. (Sadly this is time we don’t have.) So, becoming a leader isn’t something that can be done overnight, but it will need to start from day one. President-elect Obama has already signaled that he will Restore American Leadership on Global Warming. So, what more does he have to do? Well, a coalition of groups — including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) — has just released a detailed plan Transition to Green which outlines actions for the new Administration and Congress on environmental issues. For more details on the recommendations for key elements of the international climate debate, see my new post: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/actions_to_restore_leadership_on_global_warming.html. Restoring America’s leadership on global warming is no easy task. US leadership has been lost over a sustained period as the current Administration has failed to make progress on global warming. (Sadly this is time we don’t have.) So, becoming a leader isn’t something that can be done overnight, but it will need to start from day one. President-elect Obama has already signaled that he will Restore American Leadership on Global Warming. So, what more does he have to do?

Well, a coalition of groups — including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) — has just released a detailed plan Transition to Green which outlines actions for the new Administration and Congress on environmental issues. For more details on the recommendations for key elements of the international climate debate, see my new post: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/actions_to_restore_leadership_on_global_warming.html.

]]> By: Robbie http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/18/barack-obama-commits-to-new-chapter-on-climate-change/#comment-69270 Robbie Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:02:48 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7255#comment-69270 Great to see that we might finally have real political leadership on this issue here in the US! Great to see that we might finally have real political leadership on this issue here in the US!

]]> By: Alex Tinker http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/18/barack-obama-commits-to-new-chapter-on-climate-change/#comment-69258 Alex Tinker Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:08:45 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7255#comment-69258 Damn you're fast Jesse. Damn you’re fast Jesse.

]]> By: Anna da Costa http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/18/barack-obama-commits-to-new-chapter-on-climate-change/#comment-69254 Anna da Costa Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:15:16 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7255#comment-69254 This is momentous! Thank you Jesse for sharing this with us, who all around the world have been waiting and hoping for signs that America will step up and take this problem seriously. Perhaps it is possible to hope now? This is momentous! Thank you Jesse for sharing this with us, who all around the world have been waiting and hoping for signs that America will step up and take this problem seriously. Perhaps it is possible to hope now?

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