I honestly was never aware of the various things that the government had tried to do in order to control climate change. I had no idea that Lieberman had been attempting to promote greener practices since the 1980's. Perhaps this is because there has been almost no push toward it until recent years. I don't understand why we have to wait until things are already bad before we are willing to sit up and listen. It brings to mind the Winston Churchill quote, "Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other possibilities."
The one major thing that I learned from this article is that our country seems to be more concerned with short term goals as opposed to long term sustainability. I cannot fathom how politicians can justify ignoring climate change in exchange for a seat in the senate for the next term. If they continue to pay no heed to the impending crisis, there will no longer be a senate for them to be elected to.
Perhaps, as constituents, we are to blame. It is not fair to expect politicians to do the right thing if we do not demand it from them
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