During a tour of Midway Atoll near Hawaii on Thursday, Obama told The New York Times that he plans to use his “megaphone that even an ex-president has” to raise awareness and craft policies designed to combat climate change after he leaves office.
“One of the things that I probably can do best is — in addition to shining a spotlight — helping citizens who are concerned about this to mobilize and shape political strategies so that on a bipartisan basis, we can be more effective in dealing with these challenges,” Obama said.
Part of that will mean reaching out to Republicans, he said, who “until now have been resistant to the science” behind climate change....
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/294242-obama-plans-climate-push-after-presidency
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