Tag: Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is involved in two major offensives aimed at helping huge corporate polluters profit at the expense of the environment. The first is the repeal of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan that …

The EPA Announces War on Solar and Wind: Best of Luck Read More »

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Here’s a letter discussing the U.S. EPA’s attack on our existing standards for clean transportation, from Plug-in America, the largest advocacy group for electric vehicles in the world. I’ve had the pleasure of working with this organization’s co-founders, Chelsea Sexton …

U.S. Policy on Clean Transportation: Just Say No Read More »

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What do we know about what’s happening in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the leadership of Scott Pruitt?  Well, the whole thing started when Pruitt was appointed to the position purely because of his tenacious and lifelong opposition to …

What’s New at the EPA? Actually, It’s Impossible To Know. Read More »

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If you’re looking for more evidence that public opinion and law-making have identically zero to do with one other, here’s a case in point: Bernie Sanders is the most popular senator in the U.S. Congress, and Mitch McConnell is the …

U.S. Public Needs and Wants Mean Essentially Nothing in Congress Read More »

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As suggested in the graphic below, there sure is a conspicuous absence of scientists in Trump’s government, but the community of climate scientists is not willing to sit around and silently watch the U.S. turn the planet into a cesspool. 

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Yesterday we received confirmation of something we already suspected: the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, doesn’t believe that atmospheric CO2 causes climate change.  Now, if we can get a Surgeon General who believes smoking cigarettes promotes good …

EPA Administrator: Carbon Dioxide Not the Primary Driver of Climate Change Read More »

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If you’re trying to determine the legitimacy of Scott Pruitt (pictured) as the new Administrator of the EPA, this video is for you. Warning: this footage is beyond disturbing; it’s disgusting.  The appointment of a lawyer who receives huge sums …

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Peril (Understatement) Read More »

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Here are a few things you probably already know about Scott Pruitt (or “Polluting Pruitt” as he’s frequently called), Donald Trump’s pick to head the EPA, as reported by the Sierra Club: • (Pruitt will) have disastrous consequences for our …

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Headed for Ruin Read More »

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