Jay Inslee will take off to Paris today where he—and his entourage of local and state officials—will NOT participate in the United Nation’s climate change conference… because they were not really invited. As Shift reported, our green governor has been left out of all the important negotiations on climate change. But, he’s going anyway.
Though Inslee has been left out of negotiations, you can count on him having plenty to say about the conference. Interestingly enough, what he is currently saying runs counter to the Obama administration’s message. Based on Inslee’s past comments, here are five statements we expect those in attendance will have the opportunity to hear our green governor say.
1. “You know, the rainiest city in America is in my state. It’s called Forks, Washington. They filmed a vampire movie there called Twilight. Well, because of carbon pollution, the city does not have rain so they won’t be able to film anymore vampire movies.”
You can check out the story behind the “quote” here.
2. “Did you know the oysters in Washington State are all dying because of climate pollution? All of them. My grandkids won’t know what oysters are at this rate.”
You can check out the story behind the “quote” here.
3. “You know, I always say that I’m all about colonizing Mars, but only if it’s a choice, not a necessity. But, do you think that it’s possible… to colonize Mars? How close are they to doing that?”
You can check out the story behind the “quote” here.
4. “Have you read my book yet? It’s called “Apollo’s Fire.” You can pick it up on Amazon, a company that’s headquartered in my state. It hasn’t done much in the way of producing policy proposals. But, I’m hopeful. It’s part of my green manifesto.”
You can check out the story behind the “quote” here.
5. “It was a long plane ride to Paris, but I was able to use the time drawing plenty of doodles to send to my campaign donors – even though we’re here to talk about global warming, I’ve got a fundraising freeze coming up.”
You can check out the story behind the “quote” here.
