Too Green To Be True

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After a term on the back burner, climate change is making its much needed comeback to the political stage. America’s energy dependency is declining while her energy productions increase, putting us on a path towards energy independence. During President Obama’s first state of the union of his second term he addressed climate change, reminding us of the West coast wild fires that were forgotten, on a national level, as quickly as they engulfed too many homes. In his address, Obama gave Americans two options referring to the increase of natural disasters; believing in “freak coincidences” or believing “in the overwhelming judgment of science".  Science. Could anything be farther back on the back burner?

Marco Rubio, the Future of the Republican Party?

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After an election that humbled the Republican Party and hopefully made its members look within themselves for some reinvention, the GOP have picked Marco Rubio as the person to respond to the President’s State of the Union address. Marco Rubio shines like a beacon of hope in a bleak GOP that has realized that the America they knew and loved has left them behind. With the percentage of African American and Hispanic voters increasing in every election, Marco Rubio seems like the most obvious answer. His name is everywhere these days. Already an early favorite for the 2016 elections and a cover on Time Magazine on the way, the national spotlight is officially on.