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.
What an embarrassment for Washingtonians!
Insleeze wants to be in with the big players this is all about gaining political browny points. Political posturing more like urinating….POS really could care less for the average Joe and Jane…..
Got to get in his ass kissing time!
too bad he doesn’t realize what an asshole he really is and how he like obama will ruin washington
Atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas have not been a high at they are now, in 800,000 years. We have a public trust obligation to protect the atmosphere for your grandchildren and mine.
Exxon invented the Lithiim-Ion Battery in 1976 to prepare for end of oil or another oil embargo.
They also did research on Climate Change and concluded the science was sound.
Then the CEO of Exxon changed direction and ignored his own scientists.
Then seeing the end of oil, General Motors invented the Chevy Volt.
The plug-in 2016 Chevy Volt has a range of 420 miles and would average 360 mpg for a person driving 60 miles per day. It will save $30,000 in gasoline which would be more than enough to make up for the higher price of the car.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the higher carbon footprint from manufacturing a car like a Prius or a Volt, is mitigated after one year.
If Rockefeller were alive today, he’d be investing in the green energy economy instead of oil.