During a commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy today, President Obama will cast climate change as posing an "immediate risk to our national security."
NPR's Scott Horsley reports Obama is expected to tell graduates that the Coast Guard itself will have to adjust to the effects of rising sea levels. Scott filed this report for our Newscast unit:
"Coast Guard stations are among of the many military facilities already feeling the effects of a changing climate. In low lying Norfolk, Virginia high tides already swamp parts of a Navy base. But Obama says the global reach of a changing climate extends far beyond the coast, and crosses international boundaries.
"The Administration is trying to curtail heat-trapping greenhouse gases with new restrictions on carbon pollution, especially from coal-fired power plants. But those rules face both political and legal challenges. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, whose home state of Kentucky is a leading coal producer, is encouraging states to resist the power plant rules."
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9 comments:
clown...
What a bunch of crap. I remember in the 1970's we were supposed to all freeze to death because of the coming ice age.
Moron. Total moron.
Dufuss!
And anyone who votes dumbocrat is a dufuss too
Its all the hot air coming out of his mouth!
The rush is to pay off the rich donors.
I watched the audience trying to keep a straight face while Obama made this speech, trying to keep a straight face. It was awful.
He is a liar, period.
And exactly how many folks were killed by ISIS today?? And, exactly how many folks died from climate change today?? This president has no idea or experience with setting priorities and doing the right thing. He is a proven liar, a coward and a criminal!!
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