Alex Pareene Quotes

We now know beyond a doubt that global warming is a reality. And the question we must all answer is, what are we going to do about it?

There's some politicians who still seriously believe that we haven't got global warming.

Global warming is a political issue. It is as much a political issue to the left as abortion is. It's as big a political issue as health care is.

I don't think there's any other issue out there that young people are more passionate, and more ahead in, than global warming.

I never thought I'd be investigating global warming. I believe it's real and that saving the planet is good.

The Administration should never have walked away from the Kyoto Treaty. Global warming is real and it is here today. The facts aren't the issue. The policy is the issue. I think the Administration's policy on global warming is dead wrong.

Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.

The science is clear. The economics is clear. As usual, the politics is the problem.

... We've laid the groundwork to protect our planet. But the resulting opportunities can be seized only if the next president follows the science, recognizes the dangers of doing nothing, and musters the political will to address the threat.

The ice doesn't care who's in the White House. It doesn't care which party controls your congress. It doesn't care which party controls your parliament. It just melts.

Climate change may not be the most important issue to every American, but strong majorities do consider it a major problem, and they aren't likely to take seriously a candidate who denies the science and who is plainly in the pocket of the polluters.

Business leaders, social justice groups, farmers and ranchers, doctors and nurses and people from all walks of life are concerned about the climate threat.

It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican.

I think Al Gore has done a great service in making global warming cool. He's basically taken it from a nerdy, almost ignored issue to making it what it is - namely, a problem.

Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.

There's no shortage of Democrats who are at least as committed as Schwarzenegger to reducing greenhouse gases.

Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science.

Look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it. You'll be pretty lonely, because you'll be debating our military, most of America's business leaders, the majority of the American people, almost the entire scientific community, and 200 nations around the world who agree it's a problem and intend to solve it.

I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change.

Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call 'global challenges,' which require global solidarity.

For reasons we don't have to get into, climate change has become an incredibly polarized issue in the United States. I think that is sad. My own personal view is that we're in a planetary emergency such has not been seen in 600,000 years.

I don't believe that the science is settled on man-made climate change. And so - while I live in Colorado - you see where I live. I love the environment. And - and I want to make sure we do everything we can to protect the environment. I don't want government to put artificial standards on us.

I don't believe that there is anybody who denies climate change in the Democratic caucus. Everybody accepts that it is a real problem.

Global warming is a crisis greater than WWI and WWII put together. Government leadership is lacking, so companies must play their part.

For us to try and step in and say we have got to do all these global things to prevent the earth from getting any warmer in my opinion is absolute nonsense. It’s not going to happen