Climate of hope | Salon.com : "Global warming is the worst news of our time. But pessimism saps our will. It's time to embrace the challenge, and call boldly on Americans to win the fight of a lifetime."

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"With these and similar steps, we will eliminate our reliance on foreign oil within 10 years. Not reduce -- like going halfway to the moon -- but eliminate. It may sound absurdly ambitious, but it isn't. Technologically, it's an easier target than John Kennedy's claim that we would reach the moon by the end of the '60s. When it comes to our lifestyles, it requires fewer sacrifices than Americans made during World War II. Previous generations have stretched; now it's our turn."

(Via Salon.)