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“It's not five minutes to midnight. It's five minutes after midnight.”

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Former Chancellor of Germany and politician, born on July 17, 1954 in Hamburg, Germany. She is the first female Chancellor of Germany and served from 2005 to 2021. During her tenure, she led Germany through a series of domestic and international challenges, including the European debt crisis and the refugee crisis. more

“It is about time that the religious and environmental faithful joined forces. No one wins when divisive politics pits the right to human life against the sanctity of biodiversity, or family values against ecosystem services. There are infinite compatible reasons to love, cherish and steward Earth.”

“Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly everyone on the planet in some potentially adverse way, and it may be that governments have done too little to address it. It is not a problem, however, that has escaped the attention of policymakers in the Executive and Legislative Branches of our Government, who continue to consider regulatory, legislative, and treaty-based means of addressing global climate change.”

“Having an energy conversation without talking about climate is like talking about smoking and not talking about cancer.”

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“Rising carbon price is essential to 'decarbonize' the economy - to remove the nation towards the era beyond fossil fuels.”

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“'Cap and trade' generates special interests, lobbyists, and trading schemes, yielding non-productive millionaires, all at public expense. The public is fed up with such business. Tax with 100% dividend, in contrast, would spur our economy, while aiding the disadvantaged, the climate, and our national security.”

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