Sen. John Warner yesterday joined with local government officials, including representatives of New Kent and James City counties, to push for climate action:Sen. John Warner yesterday joined with local government officials, including representatives of New Kent and James City counties, to push for climate action:
"We'll see water wars. We'll see drought wars," Virginia's senior senator said, holding up reports from the armed forces. "It just isn't a lot of wonderful green people or mossy people, as we refer to them -- this is America's national security structure." [...]Standing with [Sen. Barbara] Boxer and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., Warner said that he will sell his plan by talking about constituent concerns of the rising costs of home heating and fuel.
"Get right down to the consumer level and that's big votes," Warner said.
Let's review: Climate action will protect consumers. It will strengthen our national security. Oh, and in a nice little coincidence, it'll also preserve our environment for future generations. Why don't more Senate Republicans get it? Think it might have anything to do with the enormous sums of money to be made keeping us hooked on fossil fuels?