Political Quotes

“This is from an article dated May 10 from Politico: The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere passed a symbolic milestone this week, scientists announced Friday, reaching levels that haven't prevailed on the Earth since long before human civilization began. Let me say that again. Is anybody listening to this? Scientists said: The amount of heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere passed a symbolic milestone this week, reaching levels that haven't prevailed on the Earth since long before human civilization began. Do you know who said that? NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. . . . CO<INF>2</INF> concentrations had finally hit 400 parts per million at a key measuring station in Hawaii. . . . Still, there are few signs that Washington will emerge from its deep snooze on the issue. How right on. They are all sleeping, except for a handful of us. Wake up to this. Congress remains unable to pass serious legislation to tackle climate change. Melanie Fitzpatrick, climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, was quoted in the article saying: . . . it's been 3 million to 5 million years since the planet has had such high carbon dioxide levels. We've never been here before, certainly not while human beings were on the planet. She goes on. Oh, no, this is Jon Hoekstra of the Wildlife Fund. The carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is like the thermostat in your house.…”