I wonder if Queen Nancy walked or took a bicycle when she broke California rules to get her hair cut?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the parliamentary leaders of the G7 countries issued a joint declaration Saturday warning, “the climate crisis is the existential threat of our time.”
Pelosi, D-Calif., hosted the virtual summit with her legislative leader counterparts from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. The purpose was to devise a strong international response to climate change, and address health and economic disparities.
“The climate crisis is the existential threat of our time, jeopardizing the health and well-being of every family in every community around the world,” Pelosi and the world leaders wrote in their joint declaration. “Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations in 2020 are among the highest averages ever recorded. The planet suffered through the second hottest year ever in 2019.”
“As the Earth heats up, climate-related impacts, including heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and flooding, are worsening,” they added.
Saturday’s summit was to include virtual appearances from U2’s Bono, the Dalai Lama, Jane Goodall, former Obama administration Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and former Secretary of State John Kerry.
Interestingly, none of these people mentioned have given up their own use of fossil fuels and made their lives carbon neutral. How much in the way of fossil fuels does U2 use to tour around the globe? How about Pelosi’s constant cross country flights? Couldn’t she take Amtrak?
Pelosi and her fellow legislative leaders agreed that climate change and the coronavirus pandemic require a robust government response as does environmental justice for economically vulnerable and frontline communities.
“Climate policy can end the perpetuation of systemic inequalities,” the leaders wrote in their joint statement.
Yet, Pelosi refuses to bring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal to the floor for a vote. In fact, the House hasn’t even discussed it in committee. Heck, the House was supposed to offer an alternative, and still haven’t. Because they do not want to go on the record with this type of extreme legislation. And they haven’t included it in their various COVID19 bills.
Anyhow, we know this bit of climainsantiy is about the wildfires, much of which can be blamed on humans, not because of CO2 (it was actually hotter in the 1930’s and previous Holocene warm periods, despite lower CO2 levels), but mismanagement of forestry, building in fire zones, idiotic gender reveal stunts, and
Four individuals — two in Washington, one in Oregon, and another in California — have been arrested for arson as firefighters battle dozens of blazes across the West Coast. One of the arrestees is reportedly a “regular attendee†of anti-police rallies in Seattle.
Michael Jarrod Bakkela, 41, has been accused of arson, partially sparking the massive Almeda fire, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office. Oregon Live reported that he has been arrested on “two counts of arson, 15 counts of criminal mischief and 14 counts of reckless endangermentâ€:
Elsewhere, authorities arrested two individuals in connection with the fires in Washington. One of the suspects, Jeffrey Alan Acord, has been accused of setting a fire along Highway 167. He live-streamed himself on the scene of the fire and reported it to police, claiming that he “literally pulled over to call it in.â€
“Other drivers, however, told police they watched the 36-year-old Puyallup man walk into a field carrying a lighter and cardboard,†KIRO 7 reported.
The outlet added that Acord is a “regular attendee at Seattle ‘defund police’ rallies.†He is also facing charges for allegedly breaking into a gas station.
Jacob Altona, 28, has also been arrested in connection to arson.
Additionally, Anita Esquivel, 37, has been arrested for deliberately setting fires in California, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Perhaps Pelosi should speak with her constituents, who like to play with matches.
