Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes
We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late... The science is clear. The global warming debate is over.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Movie Actor and Producer, Governor of the State of California (Republican), Bill signing ceremony for California's strict anti-emissions law, September 26, 2006
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This was his last House debate and whereas almost all scientists had agreed that climate change was a serious challenge to the nation, an ideologically driven majority of his Republican Party denied that that there was any climate change that was different from the usual vicissitudes of nature, he tried to persuade his anti-scientific, conservative colleagues to face reality.
For an example of what Senator Jeffords was referring to, see {610719}.
Less than an average of 5 feet above sea level, Maldives is the lowest country in the world. It’s highest point is less than 8 feet high. The small increase in the world sea level resulting from climate change has already affected Maldives, and an increase of only a foot would wipe out a large part of the country.
Many Republicans were in denial about climate change claiming that all the scientists were wrong about the facts of global warming and the danger to man that it posed. Beauprez, however, had an almost unique position among candidates. He agreed that climate change was a great danger, however, he thought the concern of most Democrats and some liberal Republicans was unnecessary hysteria because God will save the Earth—His creation.
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodybuilder, and former politician who served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. As of 2021, he is the most recent Republican governor of California.
