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Environment & Energy

Rhiannon12866

(244,737 posts) Thu Jul 3, 2025, 12:10 AM Jul 2025

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse urged Congress to act on the climate crisis. - 07/02/2025.

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"You Don't Understand How Bad Things Are Going To Get!"- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2025 OP

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jul 2025 #1

Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2025 #2

TY & Sen Whitehouse.. Cha Jul 2025 #3

I love Whitehouse but have a quibble OKIsItJustMe Jul 2025 #4

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1. Kicked and recommended

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 12:30 AM

Jul 2025

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon

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2. Thanks, Uncle Joe!

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 03:02 AM

Jul 2025

Senator Whitehouse is a favorite of mine, he doesn't hesitate to speak out!

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3. TY & Sen Whitehouse..

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 03:02 AM

Jul 2025

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4. I love Whitehouse but have a quibble

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 03:10 PM

Jul 2025

He compares human energy use to the energy absorbed by the oceans. However, the energy absorbed by the oceans is not the result of current emissions, it is the result of the accumulation of many years’ emissions.

https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/?intent=121
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-ocean-heat-content

Sadly, if we immediately stop all carbon emissions, the heating of the oceans due to those past emissions will continue.

https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgad008

Global warming in the pipeline
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