As a former governor, I am familiar with the challenge of balancing the immediate electricity and heating needs of our citizens with the long-term priority of ensuring that power comes from a diverse mix of energy sources that allows us flexibility as we fight the effects of climate change.

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Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.

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Americans are finally realizing that once you lose land, you can't get it back.

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We are very encouraged that the results from our monitoring of air quality and drinking water conditions in both New York and near the Pentagon show that the public in these areas is not being exposed to excessive levels of asbestos or other harmful substances. I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, D.C. that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink.

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Given the scope of the tragedy from last week, I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, D.C. that their air is safe to breath and their water is safe to drink.

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I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.

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One of the strengths of this country has been our diversity. One of the strengths of this country has been the fact that we are a nation of immigrants.

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It's pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team.

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To put that into some perspective, when Bill Clinton and Al Gore had first taken the idea of the Kyoto Protocol up to the Congress, the United States Senate voted it down 95 to nothing.

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The irony here is this administration is spending more money on climate change research and development than any administration in all the rest of the industrialized world combined.

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As I look back I know that most of the mistakes I have made have come when I didn't listen to myself, when I didn't trust my instincts... I believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. And then, you have to do what it says.

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Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

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The Clean Air Act of 1970 was designed to control air pollution on a national level by authorizing the development of comprehensive regulations to limit emissions.

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Neglecting clean energy sources such as solar, wind, and especially nuclear, can result in blackouts, increased power bills, and will take a heavy toll on our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

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Jill Stein does not have the experience necessary to lead at a national level.

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Gary Johnson's refusal or inability to name a single foreign leader, current or former, whom he admired, showed that he is not ready for the presidency.

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We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.

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We need a Congress that cares more about doing the people's business than their own.

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Burning fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide. And carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere. There is no debate about that. The link is as certain as the link between smoking and cancer.

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The E.P.A. is too important to treat like a reality TV show. People's lives and our country's resources are at stake.

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Policy should always be rooted in unbiased science.

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