Joe Biden

Mr. President, the evidence is clear. We stand at the brink of major losses among the living species on our planet. By the end of this century, as many as two out of every three plant and animal species could be in danger of extinction. This disturbing trend has many causes, but several are clear and manmade -- they are our responsibility and they are within our control.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.94591

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0

VADER

0

Neutral

Topics

Topic:

Environmental Issue > Conservation > Endangered Species

Score:

100

Magnitude:

1

Code:

6002001

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06002001

Wikidata_id:

Q11394

Wikidata_label:

Endangered species

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Agriculture

Score:

58.504

Magnitude:

68

Code:

4

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Environment

Score:

30.581

Magnitude:

68

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

7.2

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

67

Gunning-Fog Score

10.1

Coleman-Liau Index

10.2

SMOG Index

10.5

Automated Readability Index

6.1

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.4

Sprache Readability Score

3.8

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

16

Sprache Difficult Word Count

19

Joe Biden

Our industrial emissions are changing our world's climate and, in so doing, drastically altering habitats -- habitats already threatened by deforestation and other landuse changes. Unsustainable fishing and the spread of invasive species due to enhanced global commerce pose similar manmade challenges.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.66667

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.66667

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.29928

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.2

Leans Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.2

Leans Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.33647

VADER

-0.402

Negative

Topics

Topic:

Weather > Global Change

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.334

Code:

17002000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/17002000

Wikidata_id:

Q125928

Wikidata_label:

climate change

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environmental Issue > Nature > Invasive Species

Score:

78

Magnitude:

0.262

Code:

6007001

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007001

Wikidata_id:

Q183368

Wikidata_label:

invasive species

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environment

Score:

76.377

Magnitude:

42

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

12.7

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

10

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

24

Sprache Difficult Word Count

24

Joe Biden

That is why I am introducing, along with Senators Snowe, Boxer, Lugar, Kerry, Specter, Menendez, Brownback, Bayh, Stabenow, and Feingold, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should take a leadership role in protecting international biodiversity. With one out of every ten species facing extinction, with habitats declining, and with developing countries searching to build a better economic future while protecting their natural environments, now is the time for renewed efforts to protect our living world.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.66667

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.66667

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.43508

VADER

0.869

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Politics > Parliament

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.155

Code:

11009000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000

Wikidata_id:

Q35749

Wikidata_label:

parliament

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environmental Issue > Nature

Score:

79

Magnitude:

0.123

Code:

6007000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000

Wikidata_id:

Q7860

Wikidata_label:

nature

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environment

Score:

55.211

Magnitude:

81

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Agriculture

Score:

23.402

Magnitude:

81

Code:

4

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

7

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

8.4

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

33

Sprache Difficult Word Count

37

Joe Biden

This morning, my colleagues and I hosted a briefing by Dr. Edward O. Wilson, renowned University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard and author of two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, and Dr. Eric Chivian, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize and is Founder and Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. These two eminent scientists made the case that biodiversity is not just a moral, ecological, and economic issue, but also one of major importance to human health.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.83333

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.83333

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

2.03688

VADER

0.81

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Health > Medical Research

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.363

Code:

7005000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/07005000

Wikidata_id:

Q2752427

Wikidata_label:

medical research

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Human Interest > Award and Prize

Score:

70

Magnitude:

0.256

Code:

8006000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/08006000

Wikidata_id:

Q618779

Wikidata_label:

award

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environment

Score:

68.708

Magnitude:

83

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Science and Technology > Applied Science

Score:

52

Magnitude:

0.189

Code:

13001000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13001000

Wikidata_id:

Q34104

Wikidata_label:

science and technology

Source:

IPTC Subject

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

11.2

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

44.8

Gunning-Fog Score

9.6

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

10.2

Dale-Chall Readability Score

7.2

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

34

Sprache Difficult Word Count

37

Joe Biden

We often find, Mr. President, that the areas most in danger are in developing nations, which have the least ability to protect them. Developing nations face very real economic and human challenges. Many are struggling to provide enough food for their people, especially given the recent rise in food prices. They now face the choice between feeding their people and preserving their environment. We know how that will turn out. We must give them another choice.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.60944

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.27273

Slightly Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.27273

Slightly Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.51083

VADER

-0.675

Very Negative

Topics

Topic:

Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Inflation and Deflation

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.169

Code:

4008016

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008016

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

International Affairs

Score:

89.643

Magnitude:

76

Code:

19

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Environmental Issue > Nature

Score:

70

Magnitude:

0.118

Code:

6007000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000

Wikidata_id:

Q7860

Wikidata_label:

nature

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environmental Issue > Environmental Politics

Score:

57

Magnitude:

0.096

Code:

6004000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06004000

Wikidata_id:

Q5381346

Wikidata_label:

environmental politics

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)

Score:

56

Magnitude:

0.095

Code:

4017000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000

Wikidata_id:

Q159810

Wikidata_label:

economy

Source:

IPTC Subject

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

7.4

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

61.1

Gunning-Fog Score

9.1

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

9.7

Automated Readability Index

7.2

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.3

Sprache Readability Score

3.6

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

18

Sprache Difficult Word Count

20

Joe Biden

To do that, the United States and other wealthy nations must help. The 10 colleagues with whom I worked on this resolution understand that protecting our global biodiversity is actually in our own national interest. Sustainable agricultural practices promise sustainable economies in the developing world. A stable climate will reduce the threat of water shortages, shifting growing seasons, population movements, and resource wars. Protecting habitats not only protects the rich diversity of life on earth -- protecting habitats will preserve some of the most basic building blocks of our economies and societies.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.8473

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.61905

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.61905

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.35812

VADER

0.824

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Environmental Issue > Nature

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.208

Code:

6007000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000

Wikidata_id:

Q7860

Wikidata_label:

nature

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environment

Score:

53.959

Magnitude:

91

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Unrest, Conflicts and War > War

Score:

52

Magnitude:

0.108

Code:

16009000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/16009000

Wikidata_id:

Q198

Wikidata_label:

war

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Agriculture

Score:

34.874

Magnitude:

91

Code:

4

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

29.4

Gunning-Fog Score

17.4

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

7.1

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

36

Sprache Difficult Word Count

37

Joe Biden

Not least, as Dr. Wilson and Dr. Chivian so persuasively argue, the preservation of biodiversity is an investment in human health. More than a quarter of the world's medicinal drugs possess active ingredients from wild species, and more than half of the most prescribed medicines in the United States are based on natural compounds. If we hope to advance medicine, to ease pain and suffering and to extend lifespans, the bounty of nature offers an indispensable guide and resource.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.8473

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.73333

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.73333

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.6864

VADER

0.772

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Health > Medicine > Herbal

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.475

Code:

7007001

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/07007001

Wikidata_id:

Q861699

Wikidata_label:

herbalism

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Environment

Score:

64.152

Magnitude:

79

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Agriculture

Score:

23.836

Magnitude:

79

Code:

4

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

10.4

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

48.4

Gunning-Fog Score

12.9

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

9.8

Dale-Chall Readability Score

7

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

31

Sprache Difficult Word Count

38

Joe Biden

Finally, we have a moral obligation to protect biodiversity. Ensuring that we can feed and clothe and shelter millions more people while preserving the elaborate tapestry of creation will allow our children and grandchildren to inherit the rich planet that we were bequeathed. Species extinctions are nothing new. But species extinctions that are avoidable, that are within our power to prevent, extinctions due to our greed, or our ignorance, impose on us a special responsibility. Those are mistakes that can never be undone. We must resolve to do all we can to replace greed with a better calculation of our long-term interests. We must resolve to replace ignorance with knowledge and with wisdom.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.14286

Leans Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.14286

Leans Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.25131

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.21739

Slightly Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.21739

Slightly Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.42286

VADER

0.91

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Social Issue > Family

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.153

Code:

14006000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006000

Wikidata_id:

Q8436

Wikidata_label:

family

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

Agriculture

Score:

44.458

Magnitude:

113

Code:

4

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Environment

Score:

43.995

Magnitude:

113

Code:

7

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

10.7

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

47.1

Gunning-Fog Score

13.2

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

10.5

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.9

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

37

Sprache Difficult Word Count

35

Joe Biden

That is why my colleagues and I are offering the resolution, to express the will of the Senate to redouble United States efforts internationally to protect our world in all its complexity, and diversity.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.42857

Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.42857

Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.78846

VADER

0.66

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Politics > Parliament

Score:

100

Magnitude:

0.129

Code:

11009000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000

Wikidata_id:

Q35749

Wikidata_label:

parliament

Source:

IPTC Subject

Topic:

International Affairs

Score:

94.084

Magnitude:

34

Code:

19

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

23

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.8

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

11

Sprache Difficult Word Count

12

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