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219 ”the last best hope of earth”

Abraham Lincoln, ”Annual Remarks to Congress,” December 1, 1862.

220 ”for good men to do nothing”

Quote Investigator, December 4, 2010.

221 support for actions to reduce greenhouse gas

Connie Roser-Renouf et al., Yale Project on Climate Communication, ”The Political Benefits of Taking a Pro-Climate Stand in 2012,” 2012, environment.yale.edu/climate/files/Political-Benefits-Pro-Climate-Stand.pdf.

222 stimulus bill put a major emphasis on green provisions

Michael Grunwald, ”The 'Silent Green Revolution' Underway at the Department of Energy,” Atlantic, September 9, 2012.

223 ”The biggest single step that any nation has taken”

Christopher Mims, ”Efficiency Standards Are the Single Biggest Climate Deal Ever,” Grist, December 5, 2011, grist.org/list/2011-12-05-efficiency-standards-are-the-single-biggest-climate-deal-ever/.

224 well below the cost of production in the United States

”Solar Prices Expected to Keep Falling in 2012,” a.s.sociated Press, June 26, 2010.

225 with the average cost of shale gas going up significantly in the process

U.S. Energy Information Agency, ”Annual Energy Outlook 2012: Market Trends-Natural Gas,” June 25, 2012,

226 which is more than seventy-two times as potent as CO2 in trapping heat

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ”IPCC Fourth a.s.sessment Report: Climate Change 2007,”

227 buy time for the implementation