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Ed Markey: Does it make sense right now, Ms. McCarthy, to reduce global warming pollution instead of just trying to adapt later…

On the recordJune 28, 2012
Does it make sense right now, Ms. McCarthy, to reduce global warming pollution instead of just trying to adapt later when the human and economic toll of global warming becomes catastrophic?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the effectiveness of adaptation over proactive pollution reduction.

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