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“Strategic public investment to shelter and grow champion industries is a reality of the 21st century economy. We cannot ignore or wish this away.”
“It is neither feasible or advisable for us to reshore all supply chains; partnerships with our allies that promote more stable access to key inputs while improving environmental sustainability and workers' rights is essential.”
“We believe that the infrastructure of our care economy is something to take very seriously.”
“For too long, opponents of climate change have hid behind the argument that the U.S. cannot afford to cut carbon pollution because other countries won't follow suit.”
“When fully implemented, the EPA's Clean Power Plan will prevent up to 6,600 premature deaths and 150,000 juvenile asthma attacks annually.”
“The Clean Power Plan will significantly boost clean energy as a share of the United States' energy mix and give states increased flexibility in how they reach their final emissions reduction targets, all while reducing energy costs for consumers and businesses above and beyond the proposal.”
“Technological progress has made clean energy a profitable investment, and growing popular pressure has forced politicians to respond to the threat of ecological disaster.”
“Presidents must be willing to fight for American jobs and should set a central goal of federal policy of creating an environment that rewards companies for investing here and discourages them from moving abroad.”
“Without global action on climate change, Bhutan's tourist and agricultural-based economy faces an acute threat from climate change.”
“China has gotten high-speed rail right, where the United States has not.”
“We need to expand opportunities for more families to reap the benefits of using cleaner sources of energy that can also help households save money on their utility bills.”
“In 2001, when the economy was strong, the country was able to absorb substantial deficit spending in the wake of September 11 without constricting the Federal Reserve's flexibility to ease interest rates.”
“The data show it's possible to grow the economy without growing pollution.”
“Markets - on their own - will not make investments in the technologies and infrastructure that would benefit an entire industry.”
“Almost all of the Marshall Islands' 72,000 residents live within seven feet of sea level. If the climate continues to change at its current pace, ocean acidification could destroy its resources and rising oceans could flood large parts of the islands.”
“When President Obama first came into office in 2009, I spent a fair amount of time in Michigan.”
“Investments, for example, in early childhood and in our children return enormous dividends in terms of their own academic success, reduced cost in the health-care system, productivity and growth in the future.”
“Under President Obama's leadership, the United States has done more to combat climate change than ever before.”
“Across a wide body of academic and empirical evidence, there is no evidence of a significant impact of capital gains rates on the level of long-term investment in the economy.”
“I want to make sure my daughter can enjoy Acadia the way I've enjoyed it. I want her kids to be able to enjoy it, too. It's a place I'm willing to fight to protect.”