Richard Lugar actually said...

"if America is going to have a leadership position in the world, it must recognize that this is one of the most important issues the world faces as we go forward."

"Well, that's important for us to know, too, as people plan how to use their land over the course of time or what to anticipate in the next generation, for example, in probabilities."

"if you go beyond that, because of acidification of the oceans, you lose the barrier reefs, you lose the protein source for tens of millions of people."

"This is still just another movement among many, but one which I endorse, because it does get down to such things are refrigerators, air-conditioners, televisions."