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These sorts of lawsuits are going to be necessary with the rise of Trump's EPA--or what should be called Coal Protection Agency. We're about to enter a brave ne
by jasonjei 10y ago
These sorts of lawsuits are going to be necessary with the rise of Trump's EPA--or what should be called Coal Protection Agency. We're about to enter a brave new world of environmental governance, one that is led by a climate change denier and one that believes "global warming" is a Chinese plot to weaken our economy.
- jschwartzi 10y agoIt's possible that he believes that global warming is a real phenomenon but that our treaties with the rest of the world place us at a major disadvantage.
- mark_edward 10y agoThen why would he say otherwise?
- mhalle 10y agoModulo the fact that none of Trump's positions appear to be immutable, he has made numerous claims that climate change is a hoax (and also one that places the US at a disadvantage): http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/03/hillary-clinton/yes-donald-trump-did-call-climate-change-chinese-h/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/...
- jasonjei 10y agoIf he does believe global warming is real, why is he picking Myron Ebell, a Coal lobbyist, to lead the EPA? [0] He was quoted to say: "The whole case for global warming is silly, and I believe the vast majority of scientists thinks it's silly, and therefore I'm a little bit embarrassed that I waste my time on this silly issue." [1] [0] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/meet-myron-ebell-the-climate-contrarian-leading-trumps-epa-transition/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/meet-myron-ebell-t... [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=-rSDUsMwakI https://youtube.com/watch?v=-rSDUsMwakI (at 9:13)
- Daishiman 10y agoCan we stop it with the whole thing where people play down the things politicians are explicitly saying that they'll do over and over again?