politics Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 30 May 2015 19:34:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Climate Change Politician: “Why Aren’t We All Screaming?” https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politician/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politician/#respond Sat, 30 May 2015 19:34:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55043 “We are all going to die” This is the bold, and somewhat refreshing platform for U.S senate hopeful Mike Beitiks. He is running for the senate on a single platform – to create and support any bill that acts on climate change. That will be his only focus. “We’re fighting a war against CO2 with sharpened […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politician/feed/ 0 55043 Using Climate Change as Tool to Win Political Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politics-20130130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politics-20130130/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:29:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32339 A new survey conducted just before the elections in November last year in the US indicated that politicians, who do not acknowledge climate change, significantly limit their chances of winning. A Yale Project on Climate Change Communication showed that public opinion has moved towards supporting climate change preventing actions. In November, the political groups which […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politics-20130130/feed/ 0 32339 Obama Recognizes Climate Change, But Does He Lack Conviction? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-recognizes-climate-change-but-does-he-lack-conviction-20121115/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-recognizes-climate-change-but-does-he-lack-conviction-20121115/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:17:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28149 US President Barack Obama, recently elected to a second term in office, made little mention of climate change during the preceding debates. Climate change is coming back into his conversation, as in yesterday’s press conference, but it seems like he’s missing something, regarding action specifically. Of course, economic recovery took precedence, but it’s good to […]

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