should “government avoid picking winners and losers.” [Think Progress, ] Climate Change Under Secretary Equated denying O’Malley called Opposed 2009 Believed climate Believed climate Clinton, State climate change with international Copenhagen change was change was Department denying gravity. collaboration to agreement, citing manmade and manmade. Appointed The First [Salon, ] confront climate lack of wanted America to [Associated Press, ] Special Envoy For change a congressional lead the on “security Climate Change. imperative.” approval. [Vox, ] Climate Change. [State Department, ] [Washington Post, ] [Washington Post, ] Secretary Clinton: “I Believe That American Leadership Is Essential To Meeting The Challenges Of The 21st Century…And Chief Among Those Is The Complex, Urgent, And Global Threat Of Climate Change.” [State Department, ] Proposed To “Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent From 1990 Levels By 2050” As President. [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, ] Senate Passed “The My Legislation To Require The Department Of Defense To Integrate [The Threat From] Global Warming’ Into Our Planning.” [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, ] EPA plant Appeared to support Supported 2014 EPA Supported 2014 EPA Appeared to oppose Supported 2014 EPA Supported 2014 EPA regulations 2014 EPA power power plant power plant all EPA carbon power plant power plant plant regulations. regulations, while regulations. [Office of regulations under regulations. [Office of regulations. [Office of [Washington Post, ] acknowledging they Governor O’Malley, ] the Clean Air Act. Senator Sanders, ] Governor Chafee, ] would hurt coal jobs. [Think Progress, ] [Daily Caller, ]
“government should avoid picking winners and losers.” [Think Progress, ] Climate Change Under Secretary Clinton, State Department Appointed The First Special Envoy For Climate Change. [State Department, ] Secretary Clinton: “I Believe That American Leadership Is Essential To Meeting The Challenges Of The 21st Century…And Chief Among Those Is The Complex, Urgent, And Global Threat Of Climate Change.” [State Department, ] Proposed To “Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent From 1990 Levels By 2050” As President. [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, ] “The Senate Passed My Legislation To Require The Department Of Defense To Integrate [The Threat From] Global Warming’ Into Our Planning.” [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, ] Equated denying climate change with denying gravity. [Salon, ] O’Malley called international collaboration to confront climate change a “security imperative.” [Washington Post, ] Opposed 2009 Copenhagen agreement, citing lack of congressional approval. [Vox, ] Believed climate change was manmade and wanted America to lead the on Climate Change. [Washington Post, ] Believed climate change was manmade. [Associated Press, ] EPA plant regulations Appeared to support 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Washington Post, ] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations, while acknowledging they would hurt coal jobs. [Daily Caller, ] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Governor O’Malley, ] Appeared to oppose all EPA carbon regulations under the Clean Air Act. [Think Progress, ] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Senator Sanders, ] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Governor Chafee, ]
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