By Sydney Robinson
Under the watchful eye of Democratic president Barack Obama, fracking
has grown substantially, a massive oil pipeline was nearly approved,
trade deals have been approved without blinking an eye, and oil drilling
has continued on a massive scale.
Despite his label of
eco-friendly, the president we now enjoy has lifted barely a finger in
the fight to reduce America’s footprint on the earth, or work toward
slowing climate change.
Despite all he has done to encourage the
U.S.’s abuse of the land, the president is not above a symbolic gesture
used to maintain his image as a peace-loving, eco-friendly world leader.
The
president is set to make an announcement on Thursday about a group of
programs worth $40 million which will help island nations and
communities worldwide who are slowly being devastated by the effects of
climate change.
Though doing little to prevent more disaster in
the future, the president is more than willing to treat the symptoms of
the planet’s illness when it directly affects humanity, while doing
nothing to treat the disease – and it is malignant.
Thankfully,
the president plans to head to China soon to formally agree to the terms
made during the global climate summit held at the beginning of this
year, though it has become clear by now that even the strictest measures
agreed-upon at that event will not be enough to slow the effects of
global warming on vulnerable communities.
Read more about this story at The Huffington Post.
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