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One of Hillary Clinton’s most famous and sought-after of endorsers, billionaire Warren Buffett, gave some comfort to climate change deniers by saying that climate change is “highly likely”, not “certain” to pose major problems to the earth in the future.
“It seems highly likely to me that climate change poses a major problem for the planet,” the 85-year-old wrote in the letter, released Saturday morning. “I say ‘highly likely’ rather than ‘certain’ because I have no scientific aptitude and remember well the dire predictions of most ‘experts’ about Y2K.”
Y2K? Seriously?
This isn’t Buffett’s first foray into derailing pro-environmental policy, either.
Buffett isn’t denying climate change, but rather using language climate deniers feel comfortable with and will likely cite in future attempts to derail environmental policy. Climate change affects Buffett's business: He owns a Nevada utility that has fought and won against solar development in that state, and his railroad, Burlington Northern, in large part depends on the demand for coal and oil.
Well, I’m glad climate deniers feel comfortable. Wouldn’t want them to be inconvenienced.
And surely a billionaire wouldn’t just take a stance against literally saving human life just to make a buck, would he?
Buffett argues in favor of seeing climate change as a likely risk to the world, but against the need for more oversight, transparency or regulation of his companies. It’s a position he’s taken before -- Buffett argued against designating reinsurers, of which he owns the world’s fifth-largest, as too-big-to-fail institutions. Though he said he never spoke directly to regulators about the issue, he made his views public. Regulators, thus far, have agreed.
Hahahahaha, well, of course. He is associated with Hillary Clinton, after all, isn’t he? No need for DIRE treatment of this issue, when there are profits to be made, right?
Yuck. And this is one of Hillary’s BETTER billionaire endorsers, as he’s been, for the most part, a Democrat for years. And don’t think for a minute that his words don’t have sway with both the business world AND with Hillary herself.
Don’t want billionaires affecting our government’s response to climate change?
VOTE AGAINST THE BILLIONAIRES.
VOTE BERNIE SANDERS: What a Democrat SHOULD be.