Published on Mar 16, 2017
China has the largest bike sharing program in the world. It not only helps riders get from point A to B, but it’s also technologically-advanced and environmentally-friendly. CGTN’s Nathan King takes a closer look and a ride.
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The resolution has been floated before, but this year things are very different.
by Eric Roston
March 15, 2017, 10:21 AM EDT
Seventeen conservative Republican members of Congress—10 of them in their first or second terms—are bucking long-time party positions and the new occupant of the White House. They announced on Wednesday that they’re supporting a clear statement about the risks associated with climate change, as well as principles for how best to fight it.
Called the “Republican Climate Resolution” by supporters, the statement by House members takes about 450 words to mention conservative thought on environmentalism, support for climate science, feared impacts, and a call for economically viable policy. They pledge in general terms to support study and mitigation measures, “using our tradition of American ingenuity, innovation, and exceptionalism.”
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It’s essentially the same thing that was introduced in September 2015 by then-Representative Chris Gibson of New York. What’s changed since then is that almost 200 nations agreed to work to bring climate change under control, America elected a Republican president—Donald Trump, who seems determined not to—and the challenge itself grows continuously worse.
With 17 co-sponsors, the resolution is oceans away from the number of votes it needs to pass the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Fortunately, its likelihood of passage is not what makes it interesting.
These bills are interesting in the way that solar energy is, even though solar makes up 1 percent of U.S. power generation. Like solar power, Republican climate bills are noteworthy not because one is likely to pass anytime soon, but because massive external forces—markets, other governments, and climate change itself—may eventually force it into the foreground.
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Published on Mar 16, 2017
2 public figures who have seen enough Human misery and destruction in there lives to come to the conclusion of Human extinction. Bob Geldof a musician organized the “Live Aid Concert” in the 80’s to help fight the hunger in Africa. Oliver Stone served in Vietnam and saw the destruction. Trying to show people with his movies the darkness of empires. Nothing has worked to solve stopping the destruction of the planet. And here we are. But as Oliver Stone notes: “keep fighting for truth”.
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