Monday, October 22, 2012

Green party candidate calls Obama a "climate denier"; also says "Obama is not going to get us out of here alive"

US elections: Barack Obama accused of 'climate denial' | Environment | guardian.co.uk
The Green party's presidential candidate has called Barack Obama a "climate denier" for failing to talk about climate change during the elections.

On the eve of the third and final presidential debate, the Green party's Jill Stein said Obama's failure to speak out about environmental concerns made him virtually identical to Republicans who deny the human causes of global warming.
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"It is outrageous they will not even mention this devastating reality we are facing," said Stein, ticking off the growing evidence of climate change in the widespread US drought and unprecedented melting in the Arctic. "The climate catastrophe that used to be generations away is rapidly closing in on us."
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A second Obama term, Stein said, would amount to "climate devastation with a friendly face and a warm endearing personality".

She went on to argue that a Romney victory in November would not be that great a loss for the environment - despite the Republican's promises to do away with environmental protections and Obama's moves to curb coal plant emissions.
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"I think it's really important to hold Obama equally accountable, and it is an absolutely false choice to tell people they have to choose one or the other," Stein said. "Obama is not going to get us out of here alive. His climate policies are just as devastating."
I'm A Denier - YouTube
It's a parody of "I'm a Believer" written by Neil Diamond and performed by the Monkees.

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