OMG!

Here's the thing. Since he's pulling out, regardless of how long it takes, he's already cut funding, dismantling the EPA, erased any mention of climate change, gone against the best and brightest scientists speaking on the issue (because you know, he knows best), because he and his buddies in business and congress have been paid to do so by oil, gas, coal.

He's not allowing anyone to address it from the WH.



He's fucking over the US, NOW.

Well I guess the idiot is fine with protecting Pittsburgh at the expense of sacrificing Alaska. Carry on the way you're going Trump and you'll only have 49 states to rule over soon and in your wisdom you'll have destroyed the rest of the planet too 

And for those that may not know what climate change is doing to Alaska there are plenty of articles out there to read including this one  

Breaking News! Trump outlawing online video services to bring back video store jobs!!!

"I represent strip malls in Pittsburgh not streaming companies in Paris" Trump was heard to say.

So, the US can pull out of the Paris Agreement on Nov 4, 2020? Isn't the next presidential election Nov 3, 2020?

That would require the democrats in Washington to pull their heads out of their asses as do something. I'm starting to wonder when that will happen.

Hilary needs to go the fuck away.  The Bernie or bust people need to stop worrying about whether or not the DNC fucked over Bernie.  Everyone knows they did. They all need to focus on one thing, ousting Trump. Until they do that nothing is gonna change.

At this point I don't have any faith in the American people that they will flip the numerous house and senate seats they need to democrats. I also don't know if there is anyone strong enough to go up against the republicans to win back the White House in 2020.

OMG, way too soon. I want to see some actual accomplishments first. Not a huge fan, but I could be talked into voting for her if she manages to show some actual substance, not just flash.

My sarcastic answer is that the Paris Accord is bad for America. 😉

My real answer is that states who dislike EPA regulations or are destroyers of the climate (like my state) do not want to support rules that cause industrial change and job loss. I think that we are being very short-sighted to not invest in the future of our planet. I said way upthread that we are putting our kids' future in jeopardy. Having clean water and fresh air could be listed as inalienable rights, but certainly the purpose of our government is to provide for our common good, and air and water fall into that.

Off my soapbox, hope that helps.

This one tweet explains why his move yesterday was a mistake.

Ben Rhodes former Obama adviser...

"Trump said he'd stand up to China. Instead he caved to them on currency and opened the door to them asserting greater global leadership."

What makes a country like the United States great is their leadership role in the world.  It defines them.

What trump has done and is doing is removing this country from a global leadership role and handing it to China.  He did it when he pulled out of the TPP and he did it by pushing coal ahead of renewable energy and he did it yesterday by pulling this country out of the Paris Accord.

A strong leadership roll in the world is good for our economy and good for our security.  What trump is doing is putting both in jeopardy and instead of making this country great he is making it a has been.

My local paper ran the following editorial after tiny hands made his grand speech yesterday.  "The death of US leadership and exceptionalism".   The editorial ended with this " Yesterday America was the world's biggest producer of carbon while also being the world's No 1 supplier of leadership and creative diplomacy.  Today we're just the former - on a backward course." 

As to you dragging Hillary into the conversation with some bogus comparison.
Let me ask you a question.   How exactly does Hillary blaming and not blaming folks for her loss affect you, me, and other Americans personally?  

We are affected personally by the decision those who voted for trump made. Because that decision put a nut case in the Oval Office and gave the Republicans the means to enact their mean spirited agenda. 

Have you read the Paris Accord?  It's 20 pages of empty promises, hardly worth the paper it's printed on.  Nicaragua was smart enough to see that so they didn't sign on.  Most of it isn't even legally binding.  The worse that will happen is a country will get a slap on the wrist and told they must do better in 5 years.  James Hansen, who is considered the 'father of climate change' called the agreement a fraud.  

I dont hate Obama for trying but I do have a problem with him committing this country to billions of dollars without congressional approval.  Unfortunately it had to be written the way it is because otherwise it would have been a treaty and Obama knew it would never get past congress.  We spend billlions on foreign aid annually and a good portion of that winds up in some corrupt dictator's pocket.  The same is going to happen here.  

I just wish wish people would stop the hysteria caused by sound bites from CNN, MSNBC, Fox, etc and do some reasearch on their own.  There are many articles available that give a much clearer picture of what this agreement is all about, what it might do and what it won't do to help the environment.  It could have been structured better but in it's current form it doesn't do much except appease the general public.  

May I suggest you look at the big picture so you have a better understanding of what trump's decision means.  It's not as black and white as you are trying to make it out as.

How do the huge numbers of American citizens who work in the green sector feel about this, I wonder ?

Oil. Gas. Coal.

Oh, that one's easy. Because Obama supported it.

I really think the worst, most hardcore of his supporters were longtime Obama haters.