How Obama’s Getting Americans To Care About Climate Change
by The Daily Eye Team August 6 2015, 3:41 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 49 secsBARACK OBAMA HAS a way with words?for which he?s been both vilified (all talk!) and adored (so inspiring!). Hate or love, nobody can deny he?s good at communicating. Case in point: On Monday, he delivered the country?s first climate change-specific regulations?by talking about health, economics, and security. The Clean Power Plan is a new EPA rule that aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. That?s pretty historic, especially for something as divisive as a new, tough environmental policy. Dealing with climate change has always been problematic from a political perspective, because it?s caused by carbon dioxide, which is created by burning fossil fuels, which make transportation possible and generate electricity, which power the US economy. So pitting the industrial might of the nation against some polar bears is typically a non-starter. So what might work? Pointing out that climate change poses a threat to the American way of life. Read More?at ?www.wired.com