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TomCADem

(17,390 posts) Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:29 PM Jun 2017

Macron wants American researchers to move to France to fight climate change

Source: MSN/USA Today

The new leader of France won't let go of President Trump's decision to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

So far, the nation has openly trolled the president over the issue and French President Emmanuel Macron joined other world leaders to "speed up" efforts to fight climate change, in spite of Trump.

Now, Macron's throwing down the gauntlet by pushing Americans, and others across the world, to move to France to fight global warming. And he's doing it with Trumpian vigor.

Macron's, "Make Our Planet Great Again" website, which he tweeted out Thursday, invites researchers, students, business, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations to France to help meet targets of the Paris agreement.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/macron-wants-american-researchers-to-move-to-france-to-fight-climate-change/ar-BBCrCD3?li=BBnbcA1

Will Trump retaliate by daring France to take all of the U.S.'s scientists and tech industries? After all, what do they know?

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Macron wants American researchers to move to France to fight climate change (Original Post) TomCADem Jun 2017 OP

Will our saidsimplesimon Jun 2017 #1

Good food Turbineguy Jun 2017 #2

And a right to health care, which we don't have here. n/t area51 Jun 2017 #3

I work for a French owned biotech company right now in the US Moostache Jun 2017 #4

Here's a sweetener to Macron's offer. You don't have to re-pay your student loans. Yavin4 Jun 2017 #5

Brilliant idea (nt) matt819 Jun 2017 #6

Good. Hopefully all their work up to now will not go to waste. nt SunSeeker Jun 2017 #7

My daughter has been talking about majoring in science so I told her about this. She Luciferous Jun 2017 #8

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

1. Will our

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Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:33 PM

Jun 2017

young and not so young scientists recognize the opportunity for a grant and French citizenship?

Turbineguy

(37,372 posts)

2. Good food

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Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:40 PM

Jun 2017

Great wine.

Beautiful countryside.

area51

(11,923 posts)

3. And a right to health care, which we don't have here. n/t

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Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:44 PM

Jun 2017

Moostache

(9,897 posts)

4. I work for a French owned biotech company right now in the US

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Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:48 PM

Jun 2017

If they asked me to move to France, I am gone in 2 seconds and would never even think twice about it.

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)

5. Here's a sweetener to Macron's offer. You don't have to re-pay your student loans.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:48 PM

Jun 2017

When you move abroad and become a citizen of another nation, creditors cannot seek re-payment of their debts.

matt819

(10,749 posts)

6. Brilliant idea (nt)

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Sat Jun 10, 2017, 03:11 PM

Jun 2017

SunSeeker

(51,726 posts)

7. Good. Hopefully all their work up to now will not go to waste. nt

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Sat Jun 10, 2017, 09:11 PM

Jun 2017

Luciferous

(6,085 posts)

8. My daughter has been talking about majoring in science so I told her about this. She

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sat Jun 10, 2017, 10:12 PM

Jun 2017

wanted to be a teacher but seeing how the U.S. treats their teachers she has changed her mind.

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