The Obama administration is being forced into a political compromise. It has sacrificed a strong position on mountaintop removal in order to ensure the support of coal-state legislators for a climate bill.
Hansen criticizes Obama's compromise on mountaintop removal coal for political support.
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There is a real danger that we will hand young people a climate system that is out of control.
I think everyone hopes that increased energy efficiency--and that would be encouraged by a higher price on carbon emissions, and renewable energies--could do the job.
Until someone is brave enough to call you out as saboteurs to our future, or to haul you into court, or to win a lawsuit--and that may happen soon--until then, just shut-up.
We are on a warming planet, the climate is destabilizing, we are getting in trouble and people are dying.
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