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Post by bjd on Jun 2, 2017 11:10:06 GMT
I wonder when he is going to complain that the UN building in New York should be paying more rent, not to mention diplomats not paying their parking fines.
I suppose the knuckle-draggers who voted for him think it's great to get the coal industry blooming again. Not aware that more people work for renewable energy than in the coal industry in the States.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 2, 2017 11:11:05 GMT
Of course, this is traditional U.S. administration behaviour. After all, President Bush refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol. President Clinton signed it when he came into office, but it was never ratified. The U.S. Senate even voted the Byrd-Hagel Resolution 95-0 which said that the Kyoto agreement would "seriously harm the economy of the United States."
But then let's not forget that Canada ultimately pulled out of the agreement, too.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2017 12:39:15 GMT
As of May 31: There are only two nations on earth that are not part of the [Paris Climate] agreement: Syria and Nicaragua. sourceNow the US can join those exalted ranks.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 2, 2017 16:33:20 GMT
Meanwhile, it has not at all gone unnoticed that one really big country has not at all criticised the U.S. government announcement.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2017 18:28:57 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jun 3, 2017 0:22:09 GMT
Did Canada pull out under Harper? Harper was the boreal twin of Australia's Tony Abbott.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 3, 2017 3:57:49 GMT
Yes, Cananda pulled out under Harper.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 3, 2017 9:38:40 GMT
I'm just really annoyed that Teresa May hasn't had the balls to defy Trump's decision. The Tories (and probably most UK politicians the) are happy to beg for scraps from the USA and seem to be terrified of antagonizing Trump. We all knew he'd deny climate change because he said that he did in his speeches (fake news!)...but he was still voted in.
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Post by bjd on Jun 3, 2017 11:20:46 GMT
I liked that after Trump said he was concerned with Pittsburgh and not Paris, the mayor of Pittsburgh informed him that the city had voted 80% for Hillary Clinton and that it would continue with its commitments to the Paris agreement.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 3, 2017 12:21:32 GMT
Yes we heard it too Good reminder that only half of the USA are morons.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 5, 2017 11:38:47 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2017 15:27:10 GMT
Is this the same video you posted? Yours tells me it's not available here. This one came through for me:
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 5, 2017 16:05:24 GMT
Yes, it's the same video, but yours is blocked for me and is 9 minutes longer than mine.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2017 17:00:06 GMT
Mine is worse resolution, too, but at least I got to see it. I love John Oliver even when his silliness gets out of hand. His explanation of whichever matter is at hand is always brilliant, clear, and to the point.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 6, 2017 11:22:24 GMT
Both versions are blocked for me. Too bad, as I find him not only pointed but fun. Yes, he does get silly at times, but some of the others are too serious.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 17, 2017 5:10:47 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 7, 2017 14:55:07 GMT
On December 12, President Macron is inviting 2000 climatologists and heads of state to Paris to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the Paris Agreement signed at the COP 21, which has now been ratified by 169 countries. Donald Trump has not been invited. The representation of the United States will be limited to a designated diplomat.
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Post by bjd on Nov 7, 2017 16:14:27 GMT
I just read that of the previous holdouts, Nicaragua signed the accord in October of this year and Syria says it will sign on too. That leaves the USA as the only country outside.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 7, 2019 19:13:42 GMT
And here we are already at COP 25 in Madrid. It was supposed to be in Brazil, and then it was moved to Chile and then it wasn't in Chile anymore. At least Madrid was willing to host it, but the world is still not taking things seriously. As you know, the U.S. confirmed its withdrawal recently with a 2 year transition period that will end the day after the next presidential election. But what has the U.S. been doing in the meantime to respect its (temporary) signature? Absolutely nothing.
I found it quite symbolic tonight in view of the span of Anyport that the French evening news opened on two subjects -- the extreme fires in Australia and the fact that Victoria Falls has almost completely dried up in Zambia. The images of both were incredible.
We are going to hell in a handbasket.
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Post by bjd on Dec 8, 2019 7:04:51 GMT
Yes, even more hot air being spouted at all these international get-togethers but nothing being done.
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Post by whatagain on Dec 8, 2019 11:43:56 GMT
Our fate lies in the hands of the likes of Greta thunberg not in those of our self conscious politicals. They are too busy bitching about Brexit or blocking the migrants than to take care of the planet.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 8, 2019 12:07:27 GMT
It probably wouldn't be too hard to put together a huge brigade of migrants just for picking up all of the trash that the official cleaners miss. It would also be a good civic lesson because the vast majority of the migrants in my neighbourhood come from Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Afghanistan, etc. and do not seem to even recognise what a waste bin is since they can be standing next to one and still throw their trash on the ground. Probably in their countries the goats and camels eat anything that drops on the ground so there is no need for waste bins. Failing that, I suggest letting some goats loose in the streets of my neighbourhood.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 6, 2020 14:46:13 GMT
The United States officially left the COP21 climate agreement on 4 November 2020, one year after President Trump's official notification. It is the only country in the world to have pulled out of the agreement. President elect Biden has said that the United States will rejoin the agreement as soon as he is inaugurated.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 22, 2021 15:06:03 GMT
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