Posted on 12/03/2015 2:59:23 AM PST by Libloather
The planet is on the edge of catastrophic climate change, a warming of the globe that is already creating a mind-boggling array of human suffering. The United States is leading an international effort to fix the problem, but no nation holds more historical responsibility for creating it.
We're the top cause of global warming, the all-time leading source of the pollution that traps heat and drives extreme weather. So, as world leaders gather in Paris in hopes of striking a historic deal to curb that pollution, a large and uncomfortable question is bubbling up: Should the United States pay for the climate-related damage it's already caused - and will cause in the future?
Dozens of small, low-lying island nations think so, and on Tuesday they made their case to a sympathetic - but ultimately unmoved President Obama. His administration has fought hard against "loss and damage" payouts, as they're known in the parlance of the United Nations, viewing them as a kind of unlimited liability for bad weather.
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Home of Paul Ryan. Obviously it can be ANY American city.
U.S. to Planet Earth: “We Dindu Nuffin!”
Global Warming PING!
“Correct! And ‘bupkis’, ‘nada’, or ‘zilch’ would have also been acceptable.”
"My final offer is this.......Nothing."
Careful! Fictitious money is all we’ve got!
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
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