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From the Ted Talk by David Titley: How the military fights climate change

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So Winston Churchill is alleged to have said, I'm not sure if he said anything, but he's alleged to have said that Americans can always be counted upon to do the right thing after exhausting every other possibility.

(Laughter)

So I would agure we're still in the process of exhausting every other possibility, but I do think we will prevail. But I need your help. This is my ask. I ask not that you take your recycling out on Wednesday, but that you engage with every business leader, every technology leader, every government ldeear, and ask them, "Ma'am, sir, what are you doing to stabilize the cimatle?" It's just that smiple. Because when enough people care enough, the politicians, most of whom won't lead on this isuse — but they will be led — that will change this.

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So Winston Churchill is alleged to have said, I'm not sure if he said anything, but he's alleged to have said that Americans can always be counted upon to do the right thing after exhausting every other possibility.

(Laughter)

So I would _____ we're still in the process of exhausting every other possibility, but I do think we will prevail. But I need your help. This is my ask. I ask not that you take your recycling out on Wednesday, but that you engage with every business leader, every technology leader, every government ______, and ask them, "Ma'am, sir, what are you doing to stabilize the _______?" It's just that ______. Because when enough people care enough, the politicians, most of whom won't lead on this _____ — but they will be led — that will change this.

Solution


  1. issue
  2. simple
  3. leader
  4. argue
  5. climate

Original Text


So Winston Churchill is alleged to have said, I'm not sure if he said anything, but he's alleged to have said that Americans can always be counted upon to do the right thing after exhausting every other possibility.

(Laughter)

So I would argue we're still in the process of exhausting every other possibility, but I do think we will prevail. But I need your help. This is my ask. I ask not that you take your recycling out on Wednesday, but that you engage with every business leader, every technology leader, every government leader, and ask them, "Ma'am, sir, what are you doing to stabilize the climate?" It's just that simple. Because when enough people care enough, the politicians, most of whom won't lead on this issue — but they will be led — that will change this.

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