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Ed Markey: Ninety-eight percent of the scientists are now saying the following. We now face a choice between an unpleasant planet…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
Ninety-eight percent of the scientists are now saying the following. We now face a choice between an unpleasant planet, unpleasant planet, and an uninhabitable planet.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the urgent climate crisis based on scientific consensus.

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