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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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One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for Americas energy problems never give up. – 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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Geoengineering – the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of the earths climate to offset global warming – is a nightmare fix for climate change. – Jeff Goodell

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