Betraying the Planet

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Author(s) Paul Krugman
Source The New York Times
Date June 28, 2009
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29krugman.html
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Quotes-start.png "As a recent authoritative U.S. government report points out, by the end of this century New Hampshire may well have the climate of North Carolina today, Illinois may have the climate of East Texas, and across the country extreme, deadly heat waves — the kind that traditionally occur only once in a generation — may become annual or biannual events. In other words, we’re facing a clear and present danger to our way of life, perhaps even to civilization itself. How can anyone justify failing to act?" Quotes-end.png


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