Climate change skeptics run the Trump administration

politico.com ^ | 3/7/18 | Emily Holden

[cotton1706]

President Donald Trump is filling the upper ranks of his administration with appointees who share his disbelief in the scientific evidence for climate change — giving them an opportunity to impose their views on policies ranging from disaster planning to national security to housing standards.

At the Interior Department, decisions about Pacific island territories threatened by rising seas are in the hands of an assistant secretary who has criticized “climate alarmists” for “once again predicting the end of the world as we know it.” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s top advisers include a former talk radio host who has dismissed much climate research as “junk science.” Trump’s nominee to head research and technology at the Department of Transportation claimed three years ago that global warming had “stopped” — a position at sharp odds with the findings of federal agencies like NASA.

[Zeppo]

I’ve been searching in vain for a copy of Emily Holden’s CV identifying the scientific credentials that underlie her ability to fairly and objectively judge the veracity of the scientific claims that she makes in her writing...

She must have something beyond just an undistinguished background in politics and activism and ‘journalism’ to back up her ‘feelings’ about the subjects that she writes about, right?

Right?

/s

[metmom]

GOOD!!!!

[oldtech]

If you’re saying that seal level is rising because of “climate change” then it’s rising everywhere because water seeks it’s own level. Basic science. There are other theories that might work here,too,but they are beyond man’s reach of changing them,I think.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

OMG, the children are no longer in charge. Adults running things? OMG, what is next? Meatless hot dogs? State Sovereignty? Limited government? Oh no, say it aint so Joe!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I don’t think sea level is rising.