Pope Francis backs urgent action on climate change, lauds Obama's climate plan

Mashable 2015-09-23

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In his first public remarks since arriving in the U.S. for an historic visit, Pope Francis jumped immediately into the hot-button issue of climate change policy by praising President Obama's plan to curb emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.

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