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Old 05-02-2017, 07:46 PM   #50 (permalink)
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Arguing about clean-up is surely missing a bigger point; that "an estimated 200,000 people" felt badly enough about Trump's plans and attitudes that they devoted a day to protesting the fact:-

Anti-Trump climate change march draws thousands in US - BBC News

A couple of key quotes from the article above:-

The facts:-

Quote:
Mr Trump has called climate change a hoax, and has vowed to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement.
In his first 100 days, he has undone several of his predecessor's environmental regulations in the name of boosting American industry and energy.
The protesters:-

Quote:
"We're sick and tired of seeing our children die of asthma. We're sick and tired of seeing people with cancer because of coal ash ponds. We're sick and tired of seeing sea-level rise."

"There is no Planet B."
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