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" Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Take
Take Care
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" Climate change is a global crisis - one the international community and private sector must tackle together if we have any hope of averting the worst impacts on our health, our economies, and our communities. "
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Hope
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Community
" Republicans like to accuse Democrats of trying to 'pick winners and losers.' They say we should run government 'like a business' and let 'the market' decide important matters. When it comes to the declining fortunes of dirty fuels like coal, however, they quickly they abandon these principles. "
Tom Steyer
Trying
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" I've spent a lot of time studying corporations and what makes them tick. "
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Corporations
Time
Studying
" Tax cuts for the rich defund the critical public programs on which American families depend. "
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American
Public
Tax
" Clean energy is the ultimate growth strategy for our economy - one that would add millions more good-paying jobs right here in the United States. "
Tom Steyer
Energy
Strategy
Right
" As a Californian, I feel lucky to live in what is truly the Golden State - a place of sunshine, agricultural bounty, natural beauty, technological innovation, and boundless optimism. "
Tom Steyer
Sunshine
Beauty
Feel
" Republican politicians often evoke the Bible when it suits their purposes. But they disregard some of its most important teachings when formulating policy. This includes the story of Noah's Ark. "
Tom Steyer
Policy
Important
Story
" America faces very real challenges. The climate crisis, inequality, stagnant wages, student debt - the list goes on. Rather than address these serious problems, Trump uses hate-filled rhetoric to divide America by race, religion, and ancestry. "
Tom Steyer
America
Problems
Religion
" Fossil fuels are raw materials that have to be extracted and processed. Wind and solar energy are different. The only costs associated with them are technological. "
Tom Steyer
Only
Energy
Wind
" We need to make sure that we're not in a society that is unbalanced and unfair and where the richest Americans are taking advantage of everybody else. "
Tom Steyer
Make
Unfair
Sure
" In 2013, I dedicated myself full-time to combating the very real impacts of climate change. Working across the country, NextGen Climate Action formed new coalitions and worked hard to make climate change a part of our national conversation - and across the country, we had a big impact. "
Tom Steyer
Myself
Action
Change
" I founded NextGen Climate with a clear mission in mind: to act politically to prevent climate disaster and preserve American prosperity. "
Tom Steyer
Disaster
Clear
American
" Tragically, no industry has done more to block crucial action to address climate change than the oil industry. "
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Action
Done
Change
" Trump's one consistent position is that he will stop at nothing to protect his properties and his profits. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Nothing
Position
" Only when the oil and gas industry has taken full account of, and responsibility for, the impacts of exploring for and extracting fossil fuels can we engage in a serious and worthy evaluation of whether fracking can indeed provide a bridge to a sustainable energy future. "
Tom Steyer
Bridge
Future
Responsibility
" Donald Trump may be unusually flamboyant, but his views are all too representative of the party that is about to nominate him for president. "
Tom Steyer
President
Donald Trump
Him
" America can't stop talking about Donald Trump. Even if we want to look away, we just can't. "
Tom Steyer
America
Stop
Away
" Climate change carries implications that stretch far beyond extreme weather, however. The effects on public health are far more alarming - and those have to be taken into account in order to calculate an accurate estimate of the costs of inaction. "
Tom Steyer
Change
Weather
Health
" The whole key to a fight is throwing the first punch. "
Tom Steyer
First
Fight
Punch
" Investing in more fossil fuel infrastructure will not strengthen our economy over the long-term, since the market is clearly indicating that clean energy sources are the future. "
Tom Steyer
Clean
Economy
Energy
" The truth is that transitioning to clean energy like wind and solar will create millions of new, good jobs that can't be outsourced, and spur economic growth - all while avoiding the inevitable, significant damages our economy will suffer should we keep building more pipelines. "
Tom Steyer
New
Truth
Good
" I think I was on this very straightforward escalator - grammar school, high school, college, get a job on Wall Street, kind of everything leads to the next thing. But at what point do you get to step back and say, 'I'd like to take a broader view of my time on this planet?' "
Tom Steyer
Step
College
Job
" My mother, Marnie Fahr Steyer, was a lifelong smoker - up to three packs of unfiltered cigarettes a day. I like to think that, if Mom were still with us today, she'd be happy with the strides we've made to protect our children from the ongoing health crisis of tobacco addiction. "
Tom Steyer
Mother
Children
Day
" What Bernie Sanders is talking about, which is trying to get back to a more perfect democracy, is something that we support, too. We just think that the idea of... wishing the rules were different and then pretending they were is something which, unfortunately, probably would be disastrous from the standpoint of energy and climate. "
Tom Steyer
Rules
Democracy
Think
" We can't double down on the failed energy policies of the past. "
Tom Steyer
Double
Down
Past
" I know there are five stages of grief, but my parents raised me to pull up my socks when times get tough. "
Tom Steyer
Tough
Me
Know
" The fact of the matter is, people care about their own human interests: the people they love, their families, and their communities. "
Tom Steyer
Own
People
Matter
" I believe that trying to deal with Donald Trump is like trying to play three-card monte in Central Park: it's not going to work out. "
Tom Steyer
Trying
Believe
I Believe
" For years, TransCanada has been selling the Keystone XL pipeline to Americans with all of the enthusiasm of a used car salesman - and using all of the same tricks. However, one myth is more egregious than all the rest: this pipeline will enhance America's energy independence. "
Tom Steyer
America
Car
Independence
" Demanding that our leaders take action on climate change is about a lot more than polar bears and ice caps; it's about safeguarding our health, preserving our prosperity, and protecting the future of our children. "
Tom Steyer
Future
Change
Health