Trump wages battle against regulations, not climate change

Associated Press ^ | Jun 10, 2017 8:09 PM EDT | John Flesher and Michael Biesecker

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While President Donald Trump’s beliefs about global warming remain something of a mystery, his actions make one thing clear: He doesn’t consider it a problem for the federal government to solve.

Trump’s recent decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal was just his latest rapid-fire move to weaken or dismantle federal initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, which scientists say are heating the planet to levels that could have disastrous consequences.

Trump is waging war against efforts to curb U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. He’s done that through executive orders targeting climate change programs and regulations, massive proposed spending cuts and key appointments such as Scott Pruitt as chief of the Environmental Protection Agency.

To what degree Trump will succeed remains to be seen. Despite the fanfare of his Paris announcement, including a pledge that his administration will halt all work on it, formally removing the U.S. from the accord could take more than three years. Rescinding the Clean Power Plan, President Barack Obama’s signature measure to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants, likely would require three years. Trump’s budget, which would slash funding for climate research and assistance to cities preparing for weather-related calamities, needs approval from Congress, where resistance is strong. …

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[Diogenesis]

Militants at AP are, as usual, disrespectful to
President Trump. It is their way.

[JPJones]

“Trump’s recent decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal was...”

...a promise made and a promise kept.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Regulations are real, climate change is not.

Go Trump!

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[Still Thinking]

To what degree Trump will succeed remains to be seen. Despite the fanfare of his Paris announcement, including a pledge that his administration will halt all work on it, formally removing the U.S. from the accord could take more than three years.

Lib urinalist whistling past the graveyard or displaying his ignorance. He's talking about the rules for withdrawal if the US were in it. Ebola may have signed it but the Senate never ratified it, therefore any withdrawal provisions in it don't apply. There is no "withdrawal", there is "we never joined and now we're not going to". Regulate that, EU azzhats.

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The Associated dePress carries the water for every scammer.
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[JennysCool]

Great point. The US “agreement” was basically Obama nodding and saying, “Uh, okay! I, uh, think!”

[Cowboy Bob]

Next step: Eliminate CAFE standards

[Nifster]

Good

[UnwashedPeasant]

"carbon emissions, which scientists say are heating the planet to levels that could have disastrous consequences."

Scientists have spoken. Now they are unanimous.

[phormer phrog phlyer]

AP=Fake news.

[Democrat_media]

Trump is the only president in Memory that is doing the right thing to help businesses by reducing crippling government regulations.A reduction in regulations is what is needed to make U.S. companies competitive against other countries

The media and AP morons want to destroy the USA with a hoax after hoax,including the global warming hoax.

The media hides that the Sun has a solar cycle which does drive the Earth’s climate. One million Earth’s fit into the Sun.