Some respond to Japan earthquake by pointing to global warming

By Amanda Carey

Hours after a massive earthquake rattled Japan, environmental advocates connected the natural disaster to global warming.  The president of the European Economic and Social Committee,  Staffan Nilsson, issued a statement calling for solidarity in tackling the global warming problem.

Some islands affected by climate change have been hit, said Nilsson. Has not the time come to demonstrate on solidarity — not least solidarity in combating and adapting to climate change and global warming?”

Mother Nature has again given us a sign that that is what we need to do, he added.

Global warming enthusiasts have also taken to Twitter to raise awareness of the need to respond to the earthquake by finally acting on climate change. And the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Lee Doren compiled some of the best ones.

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Bill Bard says:

There had to be some who thought global warming was responsible.  What the fuck?

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