Colleagues Quote by Sheldon Whitehouse

Talking to my Senate Republican colleagues about climate change is like talking to prisoners about escaping. The conversations are often private, even furtive.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Our changing climate has changed our politics

— Hilary Benn

What we really are trying to do day to day now is to wake up every day and think about more activist behavior -…

— Jon Shenk

“We're living in the climate change equivalent in politics”

— a BBC World News journalist

I will work hard at the federal level to defend our progress on climate change, but we know that forward progress on climate must…

— Brad Schneider

I had hoped all of Congress would recognize that it is imperative for our health, economy, and national security that we address the effects…

— Mark Pocan

I've done everything I can as a United States Senator to educate myself on the carbon issue and the climate change issue.

— Johnny Isakson

Let's unite our impassioned voices to combat climate change. The time is now.

— Ian Somerhalder

I guess the optimistic thing is that those people in Congress who are climate deniers, I think their time has run out.

— Robert Redford

The climate crisis is upon us, and its effects will only become more apparent in the years to come. We need to both adapt…

— Ned Lamont

I think I'm becoming a climate activist.

— Ezra Furman

What's happening with the planet's climate right now needs to be a wake-up call to all of us, meaning all heads of state, all…

— Dmitry Medvedev