Quote by Jeff Goodell
Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the reali

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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In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010. – Jeff Goodell

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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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Americans dont pay much attention to environmental issues, because they arent sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesnt get anybodys pulse racing. – Jeff Goodell

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News reports dont change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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