Opinion: U.S. should lead on climate change threat

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According to recent public opinion polls, a majority of Americans believe climate change is underway, a perspective that has yet to penetrate the capital Beltway.

Coal and oil lobbyists and their allies in Congress have blocked efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, confirming President Eisenhower's warning about the "disastrous rise of misplaced power" in the "military-industrial-congressional complex."

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