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New White House special climate panel to include climate denier

February 20, 2019December 27, 2020Miranda Green

Read the full story in The Hill» The White House is putting together a special panel to look into the potential effects of climate change on national security and the group will include at least one well-known climate change skeptic. The panel, called the Presidential Committee on Climate Security in the proposal, will be formed […]

CNN: Democrats Unveil “Green New Deal” To Combat Climate Change

February 4, 2019March 16, 2021Miranda Green

Less than 1% of EPA administrator’s meetings are with environmental groups

October 6, 2017March 16, 2021Miranda Green

Washington (CNN)–Scott Pruitt has made no secret of his interest in shaking things up at the EPA. The former Oklahoma attorney general spent years during the Obama administration challenging its regulations. Now working as administrator of the very same agency, he’s rolled back rules given more of a voice to industry players, meeting with them far more than environmental […]

Trump administration swaps ‘climate change’ for ‘resilience’

September 30, 2017March 16, 2021Miranda Green

Washington (CNN)–In the Trump administration’s list of dos and don’ts, “climate change” is out and “resilience” is in.The word choices by administration officials — and the extent to which they’re going to avoid referencing global warming altogether — are notable in the aftermath of recent severe hurricanes and in the face of questions about what […]

Trump doesn’t want to talk about climate change, and neither does his administration

June 2, 2017March 16, 2021Miranda Green

Washington (CNN)–President Donald Trump spent an hour Thursday talking about his commitment to economic growth and national stability as he announced the decision to back out of the Paris Climate Accord.Missing from his 2,000 word speech: any mention of climate change. After famously calling climate change a “hoax” during the campaign, Trump has avoided the […]