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[-] Azello@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This makes me angry.

US Vice President Dick Cheney was asked about climate change. His response? "I really don't give a shit. We need to produce more fossil fuels"

https://archive.nytimes.com/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/the-vice-president-and-the-greenhouse/

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/world/americas/09iht-09enviro.14346859.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4VA.tbql.yIQetVo3Kqi4

It didn't have to be that way. Americans could have elected Al Gore in 2000. Al Gore was actually worried about climate change. Instead, americans voted for Bush-Cheney twice

Then Barack Obama was elected. He tried to push for a carbon tax.

Powerful US Senator Mitch McConnell vowed to prevent any carbon tax from ever happening

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/200444-mcconnell-dares-dems-to-bring-carbon-tax-to-senate-floor/

https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/205302-mcconnell-chides-obama-for-talking-about-climate-change/

When Obama tried to take regulatory action, he urged US States to prevent him for doing so

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-urges-states-to-help-thwart-obamas-war-on-coal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4VA._8TA.plggWN3SHPUC

He urged President Trump to leave the Paris Climate Agreement

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/22-gop-senators-want-u-s-pull-paris-climate-accord

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-century

In exchange, Mitch McConnell was lavishly rewarded by Billionaire Koch and Billionaire Charles Koch, who own the largest private oil company in the US.

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/did-mitch-mcconnell-fail-disclose-his-trip-koch-donor-conference/

The people of Kentucky fucking love Senator Mitch McConnell. This guy opposes paid sick leave and they love for him for that. In fact, if he ran again, I assure you that they would vote for him again

Then 77 million americans elected a climate-change denier who appointed an oil CEO (Chris Wright) as US Energy Secretary.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

The American people did elect Al Gore.

The Supreme Court said no.

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