In inaugural address, Obama makes a moral case for action on climate change

Washington Post: President Obama had mentioned climate change in prominent speeches before Monday. In his November victory speech, he spoke of protecting America's children from "the destructive power of a warming planet." At his first inauguration, he promised to "harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories." But in his remarks Monday after taking the oath of office, Obama chose to make a moral case — rather than an economic or national security one — for taking action. "We...

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