Obama: Climate action won't succeed if we 'pretend a snowball in winter means nothing's wrong'

James Murray
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President slams climate sceptic Republicans as he unveils raft of new initiatives to help Western US tackle climate impacts

President Obama yesterday hit out once again at Republican climate sceptics, arguing that there was "no contradiction" between effective environmental policies and strong economic performance. Speaking...

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