Quote by Jeff Goodell
The coal industry is an even larger part of the Australian economy

The coal industry is an even larger part of the Australian economy than it is of the American, and it has an enormous amount of political power. – Jeff Goodell

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Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words climate change in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk. – Jeff Goodell

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Change
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When it comes to energy, cost isnt everything – but its a lot. Everybody wants cheap power. – Jeff Goodell

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power
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In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil will always win more votes than putting a price on carbon. But if I recall what I was taught in fifth-grade American government class, we elect presidents to do more than crass political calculations. – Jeff Goodell

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Government
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The point of power is always in the present moment. – Louise L. Hay

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I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to prevent them from assimilating, even being aware of, my idiocy about my weight. – Ayelet Waldman

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power

I think every individual has his or her own power, and its a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is. – Jill Scott

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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity for if mans power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened. – Madame de Stael

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Apology is only egotism wrong side out. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Alaska is what happens when Willy Wonka and the witch from Hansel and Gretel elope, buy a place together upstate, renounce their sweet teeth, and turn into health fanatics. – Sloane Crosley

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To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. – Will Durant

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As surely as I am the living God, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God. – Jesus Christ

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