even though the evidence for man-made climate change is really quite strong. This country, at its peak of prestige and prosperity, from WWII through much of the middle decades of the 20th century, was a country built upon understanding the importance of progress and expanding freedom and prosperity for all. At the root was the frontier mentality so eloquently preached from the bully pulpit of the JFK White House. We put a man on the moon within one decade of JFK's progress. We did that because not only was US pride at stake in the space race competition with the Soviets, but also because this country believed in the power of science to unpeel the layers of mystery in the universe and because this country believed in the value of knowledge gained from the scientific processes as a roadmap for designing solutions to solve problems affecting the nation as a community. Climate change is no different -- we should take the mentality tha de-carbonizing our infrastructure represents the road map for future economic growth. It's the opportunity that hard, reasoned-base science presents; and America will only remain great if it seizes this opportunity as we seized the challenge of conquering space. The technologies developed during the Space Age race to the moon formed the bedrock of what would eventually become the telecommunication revolution that has allowed the conversation which we are having today on 38 pitches. Government, citizens, civic organizations, companies, etc. worked together to meet a common challenge rooted