Hah! This is wonderful, and I too will be sharing the petition, encouraging everyone to sign!
https://www.change.org/p/remove-air-conditioning-from-all-us-state-department-property On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Bear Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Petition To Remove Air Conditioning From State Department Has Over 1,800 > Signatures > > An online petition to remove all air conditioning from Department of > State property has gotten more than 1,800 signatures since it was posted > online Sunday. > > A Change.org user named Hopalong Ginsberg created the petition in response > to remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry claiming air conditioning > and refrigerants are as much of a threat to the world as the Islamic State > of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The petition garnered 1,869 signatures by Monday > afternoon. > > The petition states > <https://www.change.org/p/remove-air-conditioning-from-all-us-state-department-property> > : > > “WHEREAS, Secretary of State John F. Kerry has suggested that air > conditioners are as big a threat as ISIS, and WHEREAS, it is the duty of > our elected and appointed government officials to lead by > example, THEREFORE, we call upon the U.S. Department of State to remove air > conditioning from all property that the Department owns, rents, or > otherwise employs, including but not limited to embassies, consulates, > office buildings, etc., all vehicles owned and/or operated by the > Department, and any other property, real or movable, owned, rented, or > otherwise employed by the Department.” > > “We were working together on the challenge of [the Islamic State], and > terrorism,” Kerry said at a conference > <http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kerry-air-conditioners-worse-than-isis/article/2597416> > in Vienna on Friday regarding the Montreal Protocol > <http://www.ciesin.org/TG/PI/POLICY/montpro.html>, as reported by The > Washington Examiner. “It’s hard for some people to grasp it, but what we — > you — are doing here right now is of equal importance because it has the > ability to literally save life on the planet itself.” > > While there is no actual threshold which must be reached in order to > elicit a White House response — an official White House petition made on > petitions.whitehouse.gov <https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/about> needs > to obtain 100,000 signatures in 30 days before the White House will respond > . The Change.org site boasts victories from its previous petitions. > > Successful petitions from Change.org include granting burial rights in > Arlington National Cemetery for female > <https://www.change.org/p/patrick-k-hallinan-department-of-army-grant-military-burial-honors-to-women-wwii-pilots> > World War II pilots, naming a Staten Island ferry after a fallen Afghanistan > war veteran > <https://www.change.org/p/new-york-city-department-of-transportation-name-the-new-ferry-after-ssg-michael-ollis>, > and even getting olympic gold medal diver Greg Louganis > <http://greglouganis.com/> on the Wheaties Box > <https://www.change.org/p/general-mills-put-greg-louganis-on-the-wheaties-box> > . > > ISIS has killed some 2,043 people in 29 countries since 2014, according > <http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/17/world/mapping-isis-attacks-around-the-world/> > to CNN. The Daily Caller News Foundation was unable to obtain the latest > data on how many deaths have occurred globally from air conditioning to > compare the two. > > If successful, the petition will ultimately make its way to President > Obama. > > *Follow Craig Boudreau on Twitter <https://twitter.com/Bood_Music>.* > > *Send tips to [email protected] > <http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/25/petition-to-remove-air-conditioning-from-state-department-has-over-1800-signatures/[email protected]>.* > > *Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without > charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. > For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact > [email protected] > <http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/25/petition-to-remove-air-conditioning-from-state-department-has-over-1800-signatures/[email protected]>.* > > > http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/25/petition-to-remove-air-conditioning-from-state-department-has-over-1800-signatures/ > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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