Senate Climate Bill

 This is a critical week in our nation’s fight to pass comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation, and Missourians must demand swift and bold action from our elected representatives.

Last summer, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), which was admirable for its establishment of an economy-wide cap on carbon dioxide emissions and provisions for job creation across the manufacturing, transportation, research and development, and weatherization sectors. 

 The Climate Bullies

When I was in 6th grade, I fell victim to the school bully.  I was new to the school and became an easy target for an 8th grade girl with a bad attitude.  She picked on me endlessly while other kids stood by and watched.  I was humiliated, scared and completely at a loss about what I should do. 

Thankfully I had eventually made some decent friends and one day when the resident bully showed up one of them stepped in and told her to stop. Others quickly backed her up; the bully went away and never bothered me again. 

My experience with bullying is far from unique. Bullies get away with their behavior over and over again....In our schools, in our offices and even in Congress.

What gives bullies their power? It certainly isn't the victim. And it isn't even the bully. Instead, those with the most power, the ones who can usually make the bullying stop, are the people on the sidelines.