Kerry will speak on the US & China and the road to Copenhagen at the National Press club on Wednesda

[karynnj]

His speech, "America and China on the Road to Copenhagen: Toward a Climate Change Partnership" will highlight the challenges of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, where two of the world's largest emitters, the United States and China, head toward the December make-or-break forum on the world's efforts to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Chairman Kerry returned from a recent visit to China earlier this year more convinced than ever that significant cooperation is possible and must be vigorously pursued. In his speech at the National Press Club, Senator Kerry will offer his perspective on the road forward to Copenhagen and discuss how the United States and China can work together to tackle climate change.

After graduating from Yale, Kerry volunteered to serve in Vietnam. He was decorated with a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V and three Purple Hearts. Upon returning home, he spoke out against certain war policies that began a lifelong fight for his fellow veterans. He was elected Lt. Governor in 1982. Two years later, he was elected to the United States Senate and has won reelection four times since.

Kerry now chairs the Senator Foreign Relations Committee, the very committee he testified before in 1971 on Vietnam. The Committee will address key foreign policy and national security issues including Afghanistan and Pakistan, nuclear proliferation, global climate change and a responsible conclusion to the Iraqi war.


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nice blog post that notices that Kerry is using national security to make the case that something has to be done on global warming

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/climate-change-us-military-conflict-kerry.php

And on article, on the hearing that leads with Warner making that case (lots of Kerry at the end)
http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-22-national-security-support-climate-bill-john-warner/

another on the hearing
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/07/22/Climate_Change_Not_Simply_About_Polar_Bears_.htm

and this one focuses on the former Navy admiral, who is president of ASP
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/usa/story.php?id=460819

The common thread is the unusual forces Kerry is marshaling to gain support the global warming bill.