challenge because, if we don't, it's not only our economic prosperity that's at stake, our national expiewrt is at staifnlgt -- our national security is at stake. i was inspired this week to see that our former colleague, john warner, is traveling across the country making the case for a plan to address the threats for climate change. we can debate the causes of climate change. we should continue to have that debate. but we know what we must do. first, we must lead the world in a clean-energy revolution. and, next, we must acknowledge that our reliance on foreign sources of oil and fossil fuels isn't a sustainable strategy. and, third, we must act soon. i used to think, having a discussion about adapting to the changes being brought about by the emission of carbon was a mistake and that by looking at adapting we were giving into the problem. but i've come to realize that -- but i've come to realize that you have to be realistic and you to recognize that the changes that are coming will have real impacts on all of us, and if we don't act now, the changes that are coming at us it and bearing d