"Congrats Barak, you did it man, second term, what's the plan? A warming world demands that you please act decisively," are the introductory words sung by Canada's favourite sock puppets from the creative talent of Deep Rogue Ram.

Their latest features two puppets performing a "plaintive plush plea" to President Barak Obama, in the wake of his recent inaguration. If Obama intends on taking climate change seriously over the next four years, he had better start cracking. The puppets put it best: "You promised shifts in policy, mostly seems same to me. Now it's time for action would you care to share your hand?"

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