Obama: Climate change is a huge threat to future generations

Almost every year, President Obama drops a few lines into the State of the Union about climate change, but this year he gave his longest and most forceful statements on the issue. Watching his masterful rebuttal of Republicans’ weak excuses for avoiding the challenge was immensely satisfying. At the same time, however, Obama was frustratingly circumspect. He issued no new policy proposals, announced no further plans for executive action, and made no specific demands on Congress.

Obama: Climate change is a huge threat to future generations

-Grist 1/21/2015