{"id":687,"date":"2009-02-04T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T16:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/02\/04\/quick-reference-why-its-urgent-to-address-global-warming\/"},"modified":"2009-02-04T11:53:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T16:53:27","slug":"quick-reference-why-its-urgent-to-address-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/02\/04\/quick-reference-why-its-urgent-to-address-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Reference: Why It&#8217;s Urgent to Address Global Warming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the staff at EDF meet with journalists and Hill staff, we often need to explain why it&#8217;s so urgent to act quickly on global warming. 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