Honor The Past, Focus On The Future: 9/11 And Climate Change

Sept. 11, 2001 will always stand out as a tremendously somber day to those who lived through it. I was in New York City that morning, and the sense of loss, abandonment, and numbness will forever be etched upon my memory. Indeed, it is a day that none of us will ever forget, and as we continue to move forward, I would like to offer two paths. First, Rick Siegel and I offered five years ago the idea that we should designate Sept. 12 as a National Day of Unity here, arguing that on the day after our country was united in a way in which we rarely experience except in times of disaster. I want to offer that once again.

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