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In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil will always w

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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Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming, but hes already shifting the debate over climate change. – Jeff Goodell

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Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesnt show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet. – Jeff Goodell

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Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change. – Jeff Goodell

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