"In American history, when we have been presented with a threat on this scale, have we met that threat, the threat on the scale of climate change, have we met that within economic and mobilization on t..."
"The question is no longer whether someone will leave but when."
"climate change is not just an environmental issue. It is also a crisis created by massive corporate corruption and misconduct."
"the fossil fuel industry and corporate lobbyists and misleading the public about the scientific consensus on climate change."
"there's been a coordinated effort to confuse the American public about dire threats to their health and livelihoods."
"they knew about the scientific basis of the greenhouse effect. They knew that this was true, but... their primary goal was to sow doubt."
"some of the first scientists to sound the alarm about climate change came from within ExxonMobil"
"it is fair to conclude that industry--fossil fuel industry lobbyists are largely responsible for our failure to act on climate change a generation ago"
"Wow. Well, so it was almost like the lobbyists were the pitcher, and they were kind of giving these hand signals letting the delegates know what they can and cannot vote on based on lobbyists' interes..."
"So they were kind of creating these second and third degree organizations so that they could distance themselves from the political damage of climate denial, but still fully participate and fund it."
"How Climate Change is Fueling the U.S. the U.S. Border Crisis"
"I would encourage my colleagues to actually read the resolution presented so that they can speak to it responsibly and respectfully."