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Ed Markey: The world is going to gather in Paris in 2 weeks, and the central objective is to deal with the dangerous human…

On the recordNovember 17, 2015
The world is going to gather in Paris in 2 weeks, and the central objective is to deal with the dangerous human interference with the climate system.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the upcoming Paris meeting focused on addressing climate change.

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