Warmist Suzanne Goldenberg gets all excited over Obama's lukewarm words on global warming today, "forgetting" the much stronger lip service he offered on the same subject just after the 2008 election

Obama vows to take personal charge of climate change in second term | Suzanne Goldenberg | guardian.co.uk

It was also the first time Obama said he would take personal charge of climate change.
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The president also seemed, obliquely, to discount any possibility of pushing for a carbon tax, as Al Gore and others have suggested, in negotiations over the "fiscal cliff".

November 2008: Obama: Climate Plan Firm Amid Economic Woes - NYTimes.com

Few challenges facing America — and the world — are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear. Sea levels are rising. Coastlines are shrinking. We’ve seen record drought, spreading famine, and storms that are growing stronger with each passing hurricane season.
...Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all. Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response. The stakes are too high. The consequences, too serious...
But too often, Washington has failed to show the same kind of leadership. That will change when I take office. My presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change that will strengthen our security and create millions of new jobs in the process.  That will start with a federal cap and trade system.