Department Appointed The First Special Envoy For Climate Change. [State Department, 1/26/09] Secretary Clinton: “I Believe That American Leadership Is Essential To Meeting The Challenges Of The 21st Century…And Chief Among Those Is The Complex, Urgent, And Global Threat Of Climate Change.” [State Department, 1/26/09] Proposed To “Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent From 1990 Levels By 2050” As President. [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, 11/5/07] “The Senate Passed My Legislation To Require The Department Of Defense To Integrate [The Threat From] Global Warming’ Into Our Planning.” [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, 11/5/07] denying gravity. [Salon, 3/6/15] collaboration to confront climate change a “security imperative.” [Washington Post, 3/16/15] agreement, citing lack of congressional approval. [Vox, 3/9/15] manmade and wanted America to lead the world on Climate Change. [Washington Post, 5/1/15] manmade. [Associated Press, 2/21/14] EPA power plant regulations Appeared to support 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Washington Post, 12/12/14] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations, while acknowledging they would hurt coal jobs. [Daily Caller, 3/11/15] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Governor O’Malley, 6/2/14] Appeared to oppose all EPA carbon regulations under the Clean Air Act. [Think Progress, 3/31/11] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Senator Sanders, 7/30/14] Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Governor Chafee, 6/2/14] Yucca Mountain Opposed Yucca Mountain. [Las Vegas Review Journal, 1/17/08] Opposed Yucca Mountain. [Las Vegas Sun, 2008] 2002: Voted against 2009: Voted in favor of energy appropriations. [H.R. 3183, Vote 322, 111th Congress, 10/15/09] Opposed Yucca Mountain and nuclear power in general. [Brattleboro Reformer, 5/6/10] 2002: Voted against opening Yucca Mountain. [S.J. Res 34, Vote 167, 107th Congress, 6/9/02]