Climate campaigners applaud pope’s bridging of environmental issues with moral obligation as way to force Republican party leaders to reconsider positionIt just took one utterance from Pope Francis – “earth” – to rouse cheers from the climate campaigners who had gathered on the Mall to watch the pope’s historic speech to Congress.
The pope’s visit to what remains a fortress of climate denial among the Republican party leadership greatly boosted hopes among campaigners of elevating climate change from a narrow,partisan issue to a matter of wide public concern. Related: Pope Francis addresses Washington crowd after historic speech to Congress – live Related: Pope's climate push is 'raving nonsense' without population control, says top US scientist Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com