If President Obama cares about climate change so much, why did he approve drilling in the Arctic? CREDIT: Shutterstock On Thursday afternoon, President Obama took to his newly-minted personal Twitter account to answer questions about climate change. After fielding a question about climate denial, the president took on the controversial question of drilling in the Arctic — something that has been seen as contradictory to his interest in fighting climate change.

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