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Spies Like Us?

-- Mike -- 04/03/2007

This article is a few days old, but the headline caught my eye...and again proves how far we've come in recognizing the threat posed by global warming.

U.S. spies urged to assess global warming

This is about legislation that Senators Richard Durbin and Chuck Hagel recently introduced that that would, according to a statement from their offices, "require a National Intelligence Estimate to assess the security challenges presented by the world's changing climate."

The statement from the senators' offices includes this quote from Hagel, who is still considering run for president:

"As I have said for many years, the way forward is to responsibly address the issue of climate change with a national strategy that incorporates economic, environmental and energy priorities. These issues are inextricably linked and changes to one will affect the other two. These priorities are also an integral part of U.S. national security. Risk assessment is essential to putting our national resources in the places where they will be most effective. This is even more important when assessing risk to national security. This legislation will provide information we need to continue to help make our country secure in the years to come."

National security. Environmental protection. Job creation. All three are important, and all three are related to fighting global warming.

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