UPDATE: as I (Anthony Watts) was writing
this, I got this press release:
CLCV Statement on Pruitt’s Nomination for EPA Administrator
Oakland, CA – In response to news reports that Trump will nominate
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator, California
League of Conservation Voters CEO Sarah Rose issued the following
statement:
“The naming of a climate denier like Scott Pruitt to head the EPA is
nothing less than an effort to undermine the agency’s core mission to
safeguard our environment. On the campaign trail President-elect Trump
vowed to break America’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, to
open our public lands to drilling, and to dismantle the EPA. By
nominating Scott Pruitt he’s making it clear he intends to follow
through on those promises.
“Pruitt has sued the EPA, has fought environmental protections enacted
by President Obama, and has denied the science of climate change
itself. He represents the very threats the EPA should protect against,
not be headed by. The California League of Conservation Voters calls on
our Senators to reject this wrong-headed nomination which puts our
families and communities at risk.
“California has a unique role to play. We are the sixth largest economy
in the world. The decisions we make here, the policies we create, and
how we respond to Trump’s attacks on our environmental protections will
determine the pace of progress these next four years. We must organize
to defend our hard-fought victories because every Californian deserves
clean air to breathe and clean water to drink.”
Que Captain Renault.
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Senator Jim Inhofe of my Okie neck of the woods was THE Grand Pooh Bah of "Deniers". These guys are well acquainted. Trump is killing this. Mattis, Kelly, Pruit, Sessions....., "hold on a minute, I'm not used to winning, my side hurts, hell he's not even in the business yet. I'm not tired of winning, but I sure ain't used to it. -Anymouse
ReplyDeleteAs I understand the Constitution, California is entitled to let CALEPA run amok just like the feds except they can do harm to only Calif. Let's see how long they hold their ranking in "World economies" after that. -- General Petty Officer 5th Class Skyhawker Doug
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