Posted on 08/13/2014 9:08:45 AM PDT by jazusamo
Former President Carter says climate skeptics are the "biggest handicap" for the U.S. when it comes to acting on global warming.
“I would say the biggest handicap we have right now is some nutcases in our country that don’t believe in global warming,” Carter said Tuesday during
the American Renewable Energy Day summit in Aspen, Colo.
“I think they are going to change their position because of pressure from individuals, because the evidence of the ravages of global warming is already there," he added.
The 39th president expressed frustration with the administration and Congress on their lack of efforts to mitigate climate change, arguing that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries on the issue, the Aspen Times reports.
“I was a bit disappointed he took a wait and see approach during his first five or six years in office, but he’s moving now,” Carter said of President Obama.
Despite the administration's actions, Carter said, the U.S. is "right at the bottom."
“We still only have about 10 percent of our energy from renewables," he said. "So we have a tremendous opportunity to do what other countries have done that we haven’t tapped yet."
Carter said the U.S. should be a leader on climate change in the same way it is militarily, claiming aggressive leadership on global warming would put the country in the position of a real superpower.
“I think that we’re going to begin to realize that being a major superpower on Earth is not just who dominates economics and military,” he said. “I would say that one of the characteristics of a superpower is to take leadership on issues that could afflict the rest of the world, and I say climate change is one of those symbolic, but very tangibly important issues that would put the United States in the role of a true superpower.”
Carter also called for a tax on carbon pollution, which he says is "the only reasonable approach."
Didn’t this senile degenerate’s wife, roselyn, have “mental health” as her first-lady issue? She was right on. Obviously, she prepared her self for the inevitable. Roselyn, now is the time to act on your knowledge...commit this senile waste of skin. He is an embarrassment to him self, to your family, to the USA and to humanity.
Why is this guy still huffing air.
For some strange coincidence, the policy prescription was exactly the same: more economic and political control by the leftist theorists.
I happened to ride past his “estate” a couple of years ago, but I didn’t see a see a single solar panel, or windmill on the place...just a big SUV in the driveway.
A nutcase gave away the Panama Canal, put economic policies in place that had double digit inflation and double digit mortgages, and sat on his thumbs for over a year while Americans were held hostage in Iran.
Even Obama/Clinton didn't cause as many American lives to be lost in Libya as you did in the desert.
My advice to you: Take an aviating fornication at a motivating pastry and STFU!
Uh, - - - Jimmah - - - - the only “nutcase” to be frightened by the vicious, and unprovoked attack of a swimming rabbit also had a brother that peed in Hotel Halls.
Nothing. They were claiming that there was a coming ice age when he was president.
And who can forget "malaise" and "killer rabbits".
jimmah - since you and your admirers in the media won’t give us facts, we can only conclude that you are lying to us. Why won’t you give us facts? Are you afraid that we will see the truth?
Having my mental competence put into question by Jimmie Carter is like having my sobriety questioned by Hunter Thompson.
What did Jimmy do about global warming when he was president?
During Jimmuh’s reign we were approaching a new Ice Age. Jimmuh stopped it so global warming is Jimmuh’s fault.
The only reason Jimmuh speaks is because his straight jacket has his hands restrained. . . .
More proof that Billy was the brains of that family.
How many nuke power plants did he build?
What a turd whirled wonder.
Stick a peanut up it, Jimmah.
5.56mm
carter you stupid senile azz clown...come to S W michigan and see what 62 degrees and 20 mph winds feel like in August. Sounds like global cooling to me.
Uh, - - - Jimmah - - - - the only “nutcase” to be frightened by the vicious, and unprovoked attack of a swimming rabbit also had a brother that peed in Hotel Halls.
Their mother once commented, “Sometimes I look at my boys and think to myself, ‘Lilly, maybe you should have stayed a virgin’.”
Release the Killer Rabbit!
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