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The day before Pershing made those comments, the World Bank released a report that warned that global warming was more advanced than anyone had thought and that the world was facing a "carbon tsunami" with devastating potential effects. As Amy Goodman reported:
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shocking new report commissioned by the World Bank is warning temperatures
could rise by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the
century, causing devastating food shortages, rising sea levels, cyclones and
drought -- even if countries meet their current pledges to reduce emissions. If
these promises are not met, the increase could happen even sooner. Meanwhile,
scientists say it is still not too late to minimize the devastating impact of
climate change. A separate report by the Climate Action Tracker says global
warming could be kept below 2 degrees. "
UN Ambassador Susan Rice, multi-millionaire by mnn.com
The decision to approve construction of the Keystone pipeline coming from Canada into the United States technically belongs to the State Department, although there is little doubt that the President will make the final decision. By the time he decides, he may well have a new Secretary if State, and that Secretary of State could be the current ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice. As Secretary of State, Rice would be expected to advise the president on Keystone, unless she recuses herself for a conflict if interest, since she owns at least $1.2 million worth of stock in more than a dozen Canadian banks and oil companies, including TransCanada (over $300,000), Enbridge, and at least seven others.
