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A gem, from The New York Times, picked up by Smartertimes

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman's offering today: "Indeed, when we wake up 20 years from now and find that the Atlantic Ocean is just outside Washington, D.C., because the polar icecaps are melting, we may look back at this pivotal election."

Indeed. A checkable prediction. Try to remember 20 years from now to measure just how close the Atlantic Ocean -- not the mighty Potomac, mind you, the Atlantic Ocean -- is to flooding the White House. And either Mr. Friedman or  Smartertimes.com will have a good "I told you so."

Dec 8 2000 New York Times

See also:

A 1999 Smithsonian Institution exhibit on climate change included a depiction of the Washington Monument partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, leaving visitors with the distinct impression that we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions now if we want our descendants to be able to visit the famous monument.   

iGreens will be watching!

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