League of Conservation voters withdraws from climate forum after 'offensive' Buttigieg op-ed in TNR

League of Conservation voters withdraws from climate forum after 'offensive' Buttigieg op-ed in New Republic

BY TAL AXELROD - 07/13/19 02:35 PM EDT

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) announced Saturday it pulled out of a climate forum hosted by The New Republic after the outlet posted an offensive piece about White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg.

“The offensive piece by this author, and the choice to run it, are inconsistent with our values and LCV is withdrawing our participation in the presidential primary candidate climate forum previously announced in New York City on September 23,” said LCV President Gene Karpinski.

“We will remain focused on the important work of elevating the climate crisis in this election and encouraging all the candidates to be prioritizing solutions.”

The piece, written by Dale Peck and titled “My Mayor Pete Problem,” was removed from The New Republic’s website Saturday. The outlet said it was taken down “in response to criticism of the piece’s inappropriate and invasive content.”

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