Comments on: Time to Sell Your Oceanfront Property? http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/03/time-to-sell-your-oceanfront-property/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Levangiehttp://www.triplepundit.com/2009/03/time-to-sell-your-oceanfront-property/comment-page-1/#comment-10536 Richard Levangie Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:10:59 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/03/time-to-sell-your-oceanfront-property/#comment-10536 I think that Obama needs to do a long and concerted sales job for the next year so that the US can pass a forward-looking climate bill in 2010. <p>But I also think that people who understand the political realities and the science need to keep focused on the message, and talk to everyone we know, as often as we can (It ain't easy... I'm driving some people in my family crazy!) <p>I guess that I feel like Obama can only carry the ball so far. And that we need to move the goal posts for him so that more can be done. <p>But I also think that the Mother Nature is going to send a very strong message soon. Both NASA and Hadley weather offices are calling for a return to record temperatures in 2009 and 2010, and that could focus the world's attention like nothing else.</p></p></p> I think that Obama needs to do a long and concerted sales job for the next year so that the US can pass a forward-looking climate bill in 2010.

But I also think that people who understand the political realities and the science need to keep focused on the message, and talk to everyone we know, as often as we can (It ain’t easy… I’m driving some people in my family crazy!)

I guess that I feel like Obama can only carry the ball so far. And that we need to move the goal posts for him so that more can be done.

But I also think that the Mother Nature is going to send a very strong message soon. Both NASA and Hadley weather offices are calling for a return to record temperatures in 2009 and 2010, and that could focus the world’s attention like nothing else.

]]> By: Matt Levinthalhttp://www.triplepundit.com/2009/03/time-to-sell-your-oceanfront-property/comment-page-1/#comment-10535 Matt Levinthal Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:58:27 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/03/time-to-sell-your-oceanfront-property/#comment-10535 I'm always amazed by the gap between the scientific reports and the political reaction. Scientists scare the bajesus out of me with this stuff then the people who can actually make some of this change happen by force simply fail to act. For example, Obama is getting a lot of flack right now for infusing that long view in with his immediate actions. How do we get politicians and the public to take the long view? I’m always amazed by the gap between the scientific reports and the political reaction. Scientists scare the bajesus out of me with this stuff then the people who can actually make some of this change happen by force simply fail to act.
For example, Obama is getting a lot of flack right now for infusing that long view in with his immediate actions. How do we get politicians and the public to take the long view?

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