Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics
Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics
To date, no substantive climate bill has successfully run the political gauntlet from Capitol Hill to the Oval Office. Why not?
From mavericks to party standard-bearers, U.S. Senators, members
of the House of Representatives, and presidential candidates have campaigned
for four decades espousing their intentions to address the impacts of climate
change. Glacial: The Inside Politics of Climate Change is first
Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in
Washington--how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting
scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so. Glacial tells a
story of behind-the-scenes infighting and power struggles that blocked or
derailed federal legislative progress on climate change, even in times of
bipartisanship and with polls showing most Americans favored action. The good news today is that public opinion is at its highest
level of support for climate action, from corporate boardrooms embracing
sustainability for business reasons to movements led by passionate younger
generations who can't afford to stand mute because it is they who will inherit
the worst environmental catastrophes. If the missed opportunities in Washington
are instructive, the path to doing so is clear. Our elected officials must use
their offices not solely for the power and prestige it bestows upon them
personally, but for the public good--and they must do so while there is still
time.
From mavericks to party standard-bearers, U.S. Senators, members
of the House of Representatives, and presidential candidates have campaigned
for four decades espousing their intentions to address the impacts of climate
change. Glacial: The Inside Politics of Climate Change is first
Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in
Washington--how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting
scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so. Glacial tells a
story of behind-the-scenes infighting and power struggles that blocked or
derailed federal legislative progress on climate change, even in times of
bipartisanship and with polls showing most Americans favored action. The good news today is that public opinion is at its highest
level of support for climate action, from corporate boardrooms embracing
sustainability for business reasons to movements led by passionate younger
generations who can't afford to stand mute because it is they who will inherit
the worst environmental catastrophes. If the missed opportunities in Washington
are instructive, the path to doing so is clear. Our elected officials must use
their offices not solely for the power and prestige it bestows upon them
personally, but for the public good--and they must do so while there is still
time.
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To date, no substantive climate bill has successfully run the political gauntlet from Capitol Hill to the Oval Office. Why not?
From mavericks to party standard-bearers, U.S. Senators, members
of the House of Representatives, and presidential candidates have campaigned
for four decades espousing their intentions to address the impacts of climate
change. Glacial: The Inside Politics of Climate Change is first
Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in
Washington--how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting
scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so. Glacial tells a
story of behind-the-scenes infighting and power struggles that blocked or
derailed federal legislative progress on climate change, even in times of
bipartisanship and with polls showing most Americans favored action. The good news today is that public opinion is at its highest
level of support for climate action, from corporate boardrooms embracing
sustainability for business reasons to movements led by passionate younger
generations who can't afford to stand mute because it is they who will inherit
the worst environmental catastrophes. If the missed opportunities in Washington
are instructive, the path to doing so is clear. Our elected officials must use
their offices not solely for the power and prestige it bestows upon them
personally, but for the public good--and they must do so while there is still
time.
From mavericks to party standard-bearers, U.S. Senators, members
of the House of Representatives, and presidential candidates have campaigned
for four decades espousing their intentions to address the impacts of climate
change. Glacial: The Inside Politics of Climate Change is first
Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in
Washington--how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting
scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so. Glacial tells a
story of behind-the-scenes infighting and power struggles that blocked or
derailed federal legislative progress on climate change, even in times of
bipartisanship and with polls showing most Americans favored action. The good news today is that public opinion is at its highest
level of support for climate action, from corporate boardrooms embracing
sustainability for business reasons to movements led by passionate younger
generations who can't afford to stand mute because it is they who will inherit
the worst environmental catastrophes. If the missed opportunities in Washington
are instructive, the path to doing so is clear. Our elected officials must use
their offices not solely for the power and prestige it bestows upon them
personally, but for the public good--and they must do so while there is still
time.
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