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turbinetree

(24,703 posts) Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:26 PM Dec 2018

Climate Change Conference Erupts Into Laughter As US Rep Promotes Coal

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Kate Riga
December 11, 2018 11:21 am

Wells Griffith, President Donald Trump’s adviser on energy and climate, made quite an impression at this year’s largest climate change conference held in Poland when he used his speaking time to bolster the necessity of coal.

According to a Washington Post report, Griffith took the podium Monday and said, “We strongly believe that no country should have to sacrifice economic prosperity or energy security in pursuit of environmental sustainability.”

The room erupted into laughter, punctuated with shouts of protest.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/climate-change-conference-erupts-into-laughter-us-rep-promotes-coal

What a total and complete embarrassment....................we deserve better.....................

January 3, 2019 cannot get here fast enough................

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Climate Change Conference Erupts Into Laughter As US Rep Promotes Coal (Original Post) turbinetree Dec 2018 OP

republican lies are dangerous Achilleaze Dec 2018 #1

Unfortunately, we deserve exactly what we have. olegramps Dec 2018 #10

Environmental sustainability.....being able to suport life AJT Dec 2018 #2

That is what he said. Sad. watoos Dec 2018 #5

bookmarking They_Live Dec 2018 #6

strongly believe that no country should have to put up with this insane talk,,,,, benld74 Dec 2018 #3

Showing up @ a climate change and talking about coal and the need to make profits Botany Dec 2018 #4

didn't the Onion have a headline the other day about not being able to stay ahead of the insanity niyad Dec 2018 #7

Just so sad that this debacle of an admin promotes this as our policy... brush Dec 2018 #8

No other country's leadership is so entrenched in propaganda like ours is right now. ffr Dec 2018 #9

What he really means is that none of the Holy Donors should have to sacrifice prosperity. JudyM Dec 2018 #11

I mean, I live 100 miles north of Pittsburgh, watoos Dec 2018 #12

👀 underpants Dec 2018 #13

I thought Trump backed out of climate change issues lunatica Dec 2018 #14

And this is why you do not run a country like a business elias7 Dec 2018 #15

Do you want to be able to fucking BREATHE, asshole? Still In Wisconsin Dec 2018 #16

Another day another world humiliation Pisces Dec 2018 #17

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

1. republican lies are dangerous

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:33 PM

Dec 2018

not funny

republican lies are dangerous
republican lies are dangerous
republican lies are dangerous

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

10. Unfortunately, we deserve exactly what we have.

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 01:12 PM

Dec 2018

When our representatives continue to compromise our values then you can't expect good results. When the people fail to become informed on the issues, people don't even show up to vote and propagandists can spread their out right lies unopposed over the airwave 24/7 the situation is not serious, it is dire.

AJT

(5,240 posts)

2. Environmental sustainability.....being able to suport life

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:37 PM

Dec 2018

"We strongly believe that no country should have to sacrifice economic prosperity or energy security in pursuit of environmental sustainability.”

Money is more important that life itself.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

5. That is what he said. Sad.

Reply to AJT (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:50 PM

Dec 2018

They_Live

(3,233 posts)

6. bookmarking

Reply to AJT (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:58 PM

Dec 2018

for this unbelievable quote. These people are insane.

benld74

(9,904 posts)

3. strongly believe that no country should have to put up with this insane talk,,,,,

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:48 PM

Dec 2018

Botany

(70,514 posts)

4. Showing up @ a climate change and talking about coal and the need to make profits

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:50 PM

Dec 2018

That was so shameful. I wonder if any of these shills have real estate in NYC?

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/09/new-york-future-flooding-climate-change.html

niyad

(113,327 posts)

7. didn't the Onion have a headline the other day about not being able to stay ahead of the insanity

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 12:58 PM

Dec 2018

of this maladministration?

brush

(53,784 posts)

8. Just so sad that this debacle of an admin promotes this as our policy...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 01:05 PM

Dec 2018

at an environmental conference.

The end of this insanity can't come soon enough.

ffr

(22,670 posts)

9. No other country's leadership is so entrenched in propaganda like ours is right now.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 01:10 PM

Dec 2018

Embarrassing is right.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)

11. What he really means is that none of the Holy Donors should have to sacrifice prosperity.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 01:34 PM

Dec 2018

Perhaps they should diversify into developing sustainable energy.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

12. I mean, I live 100 miles north of Pittsburgh,

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 01:37 PM

Dec 2018

use the Google machine and look at pictures of Pittsburgh in 1940 compared with the same location today.

People are nutz. Even bringing in a discussion of money, there are more jobs to be had in renewable energy than in coal. The use of mountaintop mining drastically cut the need for miners.

There is no good argument for coal.