Almost all of the Marshall Islands' 72,000 residents live within seven feet of sea level. If the climate continues to change at its current pace, ocean acidification could destroy its resources and rising oceans could flood large parts of the islands. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
From drought-parched Brazil to the increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean, from the rising seas along the Florida coast to the punishing heat waves hitting South… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
When President Obama first came into office in 2009, I spent a fair amount of time in Michigan. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The fact is, we can take on climate change, grow the economy, and create more jobs and opportunity for the American people at the… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Our research indicates that, for example, the physical risks of climate change - both the direct risks to facilities, but also the indirect risks… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
For anybody out there... who are parents who are taking care of an elderly parent or an adult child with disabilities, they know that… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Trump seems to be implementing a form of coercive capitalism - in which the president publicly picks winners and losers and uses the power… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
China has gotten high-speed rail right, where the United States has not. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Most challenges arise suddenly, with little warning. Climate change is different. For decades, we've known why global average temperatures are rising, why greenhouse gas… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
When it can be done safely and appropriately, U.S.-produced oil and natural gas is important, and domestic production has energy security benefits over importing… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
If you under-invest in these areas of crisis, it becomes a persistent drag on growth. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The care work force, the people who care for the elderly and disabled in the country and the people who principally provide child care… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Across a wide body of academic and empirical evidence, there is no evidence of a significant impact of capital gains rates on the level… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
