-- by Horatio Algeranon
"We're in a dead heat"
The candidate said
"So let's put this talk
Of climate to bed."
"We've got an election
In just 2 years.
So can't acknowledge
Hansen's fears"
There will always be another election "just around the corner".
But the time for making excuses for -- effectively postponing -- climate inaction is long past.
It's time that our politicians started not only listening to but actually delivering the message of scientists like NASA's James Hansen.
As Hansen said 6 months ago in "Game Over for the Climate"
But the time for making excuses for -- effectively postponing -- climate inaction is long past.
It's time that our politicians started not only listening to but actually delivering the message of scientists like NASA's James Hansen.
As Hansen said 6 months ago in "Game Over for the Climate"
"President Obama speaks [or at least "once spoke" -- HA] of a “planet in peril,” but he does not provide the leadership needed to change the world’s course. Our leaders must speak candidly to the public — which yearns for open, honest discussion — explaining that our continued technological leadership and economic well-being demand a reasoned change of our energy course. History has shown that the American public can rise to the challenge, but leadership is essential.""The science of the situation is clear — it’s time for the politics to follow"
Continued silence -- or acting like we have all the time in the world to address the problem -- is simply not an option.
And neither is making "excuses" for our politicians.
For another related ditty, read Game Over for the Climate.
