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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsE.P.A. Abruptly Cancels Monday Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists
John Konkus, an E.P.A. spokesman and a former Trump campaign operative in Florida, confirmed that agency scientists would not speak at the State of the Narragansett Bay and Watershed program in Providence, R.I. He provided no further explanation.
Scientists involved in the program said that much of the discussion at the event centers on climate change. Many said they were surprised by the E.P.A.s last-minute cancellation, particularly since the agency helps to fund the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, which is hosting the conference. The scientists who have been barred from speaking contributed substantial material to a 400-page report to be issued on Monday.
The move highlights widespread concern that the E.P.A. will silence government scientists from speaking publicly or conducting work on climate change. Scott Pruitt, the agency administrator, has said that he does not believe human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are primarily responsible for the warming of the planet.
Its definitely a blatant example of the scientific censorship we all suspected was going to start being enforced at E.P.A., said John King, a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who chairs the science advisory committee of the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program. They dont believe in climate change, so I think what theyre trying to do is stifle discussions of the impacts of climate change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/22/climate/epa-scientists.html?_r=0
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)of our declining environments.
spanone
(135,858 posts)how did we get here?
not fooled
(5,801 posts)after a corporatist coup installed an orange monstrosity in the WH. The agenda was handed to this tool. The koch brothers are running the country.
As I've said before, they accomplished what Hitler could not--conquered the U.S. Without firing a shot. All it took was a few decades, billions of dollars, and a massive dose of sociopathy.
procon
(15,805 posts)mdbl
(4,973 posts)Party over country.
mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)MissB
(15,812 posts)Not going to say which one but the topic was an environmental one. EPA is generally at the table.
EPA sent a higher up. Not going to say which one. The person did a presentation.
The audience did not clap. The audience had both the regulated community and EPA employees in it. No one is fond of these folks.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,032 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)Martin Eden
(12,874 posts)Their only belief is money.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)The number one question is: "How can we deregulate so big business can strip mine and drill everywhere in this country?"
Progressive dog
(6,917 posts)is what E.P.A. now stands for.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republicans hate truth
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)I noticed the word "primarily" is used
just a cop-out phrase
world wide wally
(21,751 posts)(Which all of the GOP)
rickford66
(5,528 posts)There will have to be 21st Century Nuremberg Trials. We wonder why the German people didn't do anything.
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)Their careers are essentially over if they stay & much of their work is not product-driven...