Sachs: ‘Big Oil Money’ ‘Bought the Senate,’ Blocking Action on Climate Change

WAGNER Dr Sachs Hurricane ░░░░░░░░ cost this area 71 ░░░░░░░░ of damage We of ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ winter storm Juno is ░░░░░░░░ to do Just with ░░░░░░░░ delays it seems like ░░░░░░░░ this changing climate in ░░░░░░░░ economic context is a ░░░░░░░░ powerful way to get ░░░░░░░░ to start carrying a ░░░░░░░░ bit more about the ░░░░░░░░ that are happening to ░░░░░░░░ Earth SACHS Of course ░░░░░░░░ s right There s ░░░░░░░░ simple cost benefit analysis ░░░░░░░░ we are making a ░░░░░░░░ deal right now in ░░░░░░░░ massive massive losses when ░░░░░░░░ cost of getting the ░░░░░░░░ system safer would be ░░░░░░░░ small indeed It is ░░░░░░░░ opposed by very strong ░░░░░░░░ interests To keep this ░░░░░░░░ perspective for everybody I ░░░░░░░░ that most people heard ░░░░░░░░ now that 2014 was ░░░░░░░░ warmest year on the ░░░░░░░░ s instrument history In ░░░░░░░░ words going back to ░░░░░░░░ 1870 when we ve ░░░░░░░░ measuring the temperatures using ░░░░░░░░ thermometers and other instruments ░░░░░░░░ is the warmest in ░░░░░░░░ The trends and the ░░░░░░░░ and disasters all over ░░░░░░░░ world are clear whether ░░░░░░░░ is droughts massive flooding ░░░░░░░░ kind of extreme storms ░░░░░░░░ storm that hit the ░░░░░░░░ one after another after ░░░░░░░░ of those giant mega ░░░░░░░░ It is vast and ░░░░░░░░ larger but we have ░░░░░░░░ powerful oil industry that ░░░░░░░░ been fighting this They ░░░░░░░░ the Senate unfortunately The ░░░░░░░░ just voted down science ░░░░░░░░ last week They were ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to reflect ░░░░░░░░ the most basic science ░░░░░░░░ human activity significantly contributes ░░░░░░░░ climate change and the ░░░░░░░░ voted against that 49 ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ re just on the ░░░░░░░░ with the big oil ░░░░░░░░ WAGNER Yeah it is ░░░░░░░░ ironic juxtaposition that the ░░░░░░░░ that happened last week ░░░░░░░░ Washington and what is ░░░░░░░░ this week on the ░░░░░░░░ coast.”