"Our generation's response to this challenge will be judged by history, for if we fail to meet it--boldly, swiftly, and together--we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe." - President Barack Obama from a speech he delivered to the United Nations Summit on climate change on Wednesday.

Be sure to click on the above link to read the transcript of the speech, or watch it below.  And for enhanced reading on the subject, be sure to read The Washington Post's article titled, Nations Appear Headed Toward Independent Climate Goals, in which Juliet Eilperin and Colum Lynch write about how different nations are working towards a goal of reduced emissions, alternative energies, and cleaner futures, but yet not working together towards a unified goal.  Remember, Copenhagen is just ten weeks away...

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