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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 3857845" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p>nice to see it spread.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/paris-protests-open-rift-american-left-spark-u-s-climate-n946296" target="_blank">Paris protests open up rift on American left, spark U.S. climate change debate</a></p><p></p><p>"</p><p>WASHINGTON — With backing from progressive Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activists have taken Congress by storm in recent weeks with rallies demanding radical action to prevent a climate catastrophe. <strong>On Monday, over 100 protesters <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/more-100-arrested-climate-action-protest-outside-pelosi-s-capitol-n946231" target="_blank">were arrested </a>at the offices of House Democratic leaders.</strong></p><p></p><p>But 3,800 miles away in Paris, there's a very different set of <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/macron-address-france-after-protests-see-135-000-streets-n945881?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1JNE0yUmhNbUZrT0RZNSIsInQiOiJDTVJhMDFNSjZkM2wxc1ZWUmc2ME5rTWRjdlFvVUIzMk5odHkrbFFQZXlKXC9mdHRLa09EbXJkMHBuZ2dvdFlYYWduVWRPallXNWdUQnhrNGo0c2xrcUl2VnRXYTRscUk4XC80RHJMa3hDU1FIcVFlQ1BCbkxvVTdBZHh3cGFCMzY1In0%3D" target="_blank">climate-related protests</a> going on as French activists, angered by a fuel tax, have plunged President Emmanuel Macron's administration into crisis.</p><p></p><p>The French <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/who-are-france-s-yellow-jacket-protesters-what-do-they-n940016" target="_blank">"yellow vest" protests</a> have ignited a debate on the left in the U.S. over how to avoid a similar backlash if Democrats get the chance to enact new environmental laws. And the demonstrations come as environmental issues are taking on more prominence amid dire reports from the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/world-must-take-unprecedented-steps-avert-worst-effects-global-warming-n917656" target="_blank">United Nations</a> and <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-report-says-climate-change-will-wallop-u-s-economy-n939521" target="_blank">U.S. government </a>warning lawmakers they have only limited time to minimize the damage."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 3857845, member: 56035"] nice to see it spread. [URL="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/paris-protests-open-rift-american-left-spark-u-s-climate-n946296"]Paris protests open up rift on American left, spark U.S. climate change debate[/URL] " WASHINGTON — With backing from progressive Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activists have taken Congress by storm in recent weeks with rallies demanding radical action to prevent a climate catastrophe. [B]On Monday, over 100 protesters [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/more-100-arrested-climate-action-protest-outside-pelosi-s-capitol-n946231']were arrested [/URL]at the offices of House Democratic leaders.[/B] But 3,800 miles away in Paris, there's a very different set of [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/macron-address-france-after-protests-see-135-000-streets-n945881?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1JNE0yUmhNbUZrT0RZNSIsInQiOiJDTVJhMDFNSjZkM2wxc1ZWUmc2ME5rTWRjdlFvVUIzMk5odHkrbFFQZXlKXC9mdHRLa09EbXJkMHBuZ2dvdFlYYWduVWRPallXNWdUQnhrNGo0c2xrcUl2VnRXYTRscUk4XC80RHJMa3hDU1FIcVFlQ1BCbkxvVTdBZHh3cGFCMzY1In0%3D']climate-related protests[/URL] going on as French activists, angered by a fuel tax, have plunged President Emmanuel Macron's administration into crisis. The French [URL='http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/who-are-france-s-yellow-jacket-protesters-what-do-they-n940016']"yellow vest" protests[/URL] have ignited a debate on the left in the U.S. over how to avoid a similar backlash if Democrats get the chance to enact new environmental laws. And the demonstrations come as environmental issues are taking on more prominence amid dire reports from the [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/world-must-take-unprecedented-steps-avert-worst-effects-global-warming-n917656']United Nations[/URL] and [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-report-says-climate-change-will-wallop-u-s-economy-n939521']U.S. government [/URL]warning lawmakers they have only limited time to minimize the damage." [/QUOTE]
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