"In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil……" — Jeff Goodell
"In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil will always win more votes than putting a price on carbon. But if I recall what I was taught in fifth-grade American government class, we elect presidents to do more than crass political calculations."
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Jeff Goodell
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61 Quotes by Jeff Goodell
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When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room.
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It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his…
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In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010.
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Climate change is a global issue - from the point of view of the Earth's climate, a molecule of CO2…
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Extracting oil from the tar sands is a nasty, polluting, energy-intensive business.
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One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If…
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Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less…
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If you think Wall Street firms have it good, you haven't looked closely at Big Oil.
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