Obama signals renewed push on climate change
Jan 22, 2013 8:32:26 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Jan 22, 2013 8:32:26 GMT -5
Obama signals renewed push on climate change in Inaugural speech 
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's high-profile shout-out to solving the climate-change crisis in his second inaugural address Monday signals a renewed push nearly four years after "cap and trade" legislation failed miserably in a friendlier Congress.
"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," Obama said. "The path toward sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries; we must claim its promise."
The words were a surprise to many of the president's friends and foes. Environmentalists and some scientists cheered, saying leadership from the White House is what they have been waiting for. Republicans said they wished he would have prioritized fixing the economy.
"Liberals across the country heard the president they have been waiting for — bigger government and more collective activism," said Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "Instead of working to improve the economy, the president announced his intention to pursue climate-change policies that will cost jobs and hurt the working poor."
Almost four years ago, Obama pushed cap-and-trade legislation that sought to curb greenhouse gases by lowering the national limit on emissions
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's high-profile shout-out to solving the climate-change crisis in his second inaugural address Monday signals a renewed push nearly four years after "cap and trade" legislation failed miserably in a friendlier Congress.
"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," Obama said. "The path toward sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries; we must claim its promise."
The words were a surprise to many of the president's friends and foes. Environmentalists and some scientists cheered, saying leadership from the White House is what they have been waiting for. Republicans said they wished he would have prioritized fixing the economy.
"Liberals across the country heard the president they have been waiting for — bigger government and more collective activism," said Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "Instead of working to improve the economy, the president announced his intention to pursue climate-change policies that will cost jobs and hurt the working poor."
Almost four years ago, Obama pushed cap-and-trade legislation that sought to curb greenhouse gases by lowering the national limit on emissions
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