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Barack Obama: Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all. Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
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.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate change and rejects delay or denial.

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