On the recordJuly 19, 2012
And by the way, this chart looks exactly like the spike in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and the rising temperatures on the planet since the dawn of the industrial age.
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congress.govEd Markey: “And by the way, this chart looks exactly like the spike in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and the rising…”
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Markey compares CO2 spikes to baseball home run statistics to highlight climate change.
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