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Bill Gates: 'We need an energy miracle' to prevent catastrophic climate change
Washington Post ^ | February 23, 2016 | by Joby Warrick

Posted on 02/23/2016 6:35:16 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Bill Gates thinks it may take a miracle to find the kind of cheap, clean energy source needed to safely power the planet through the next century. But he believes governments and businesses aren't doing nearly enough to discover one.

In a letter issued by his foundation on Tuesday, the billionaire philanthropist repeated his plea for a financial call to arms in energy research, saying massive investments are needed to find and develop new technology that can fuel the world's economy without poisoning its inhabitants.

"The challenge we face is big, perhaps bigger than many people imagine. But so is the opportunity," Gates writes. "If the world can find a source of cheap, clean energy, it will do more than halt climate change. It will transform the lives of millions of the poorest families."

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KEYWORDS: climategate; hoax; oneworldorder; socialism
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Don’t hold your breath!!


61 posted on 02/23/2016 5:42:55 PM PST by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Because Bill Gates is a preeminent climatologist...

Well, he maybe watched the weather channel once..

62 posted on 02/23/2016 5:44:34 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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