Atlantic: President Obama followed up his Inaugural Address with more strong words for climate protection in his State of the Union, delivering the lengthiest soliloquy on climate change in presidential history.
"The 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15," Obama said. "Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods -- all are now more frequent and intense," he said, echoing the data frequently cited by scientists and environmentalists. President Obama lays out his second-term vision for...