Watch A Clever Senator Smack Down Deniers With His Extraordinary Commentary

It’s not uncommon for politicians to make “the jobs argument” against mitigating climate change. Their reasoning is that slowing our carbon emissions would be too costly for the economy. But what about the people whose jobs have already been affected by carbon? This senator does a darn good job of explaining the other jobs argument.

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Jan 27, 2014

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