Category Archives: EPA

Automobiles’ Cleaner Energy Future

Automobiles’ Cleaner Energy Future Environmentally knowledgable people are very disappointed by the Republicans calling for a review of Obama’s CAFE standards, which probably means trying to get rid of them. This was called for by one of Trump’s now infamous … Continue reading

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Can the Local Nature of Energy Save Us?

Can the Local Nature of Energy Save Us? A lot of energy production and use decisions are local. While Trump canceled progressive regulations, some of which were being blocked in the courts anyway, energy users can often make lower pollution … Continue reading

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Trump Headlines I Would Like to See

Trump Headlines I Would Like to See Trump Uses Devin Nunes as a Smoke Screen to Hide Cancellation of Clean Energy Plan (“Do not look behind the screen”, from the Wizard of Oz.) X on Mo Bull (Exxon Mobil as … Continue reading

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Science Cuts in the Trump Budget

Science Cuts in the Trump Budget Reporters, commentators and analysts somewhat understand Trump’s politically motivated attacks on climate scientists. Yet, it is not at all clear why Trump is attacking biologists and medical scientists at the NIH. Even if the … Continue reading

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Trump’s Oil Soaked, Stingy, Skinny Budget

Trump’s Oil Soaked, Stingy, Skinny Budget The skinny budget clearly tells us who Trump hates: old people who aren’t rich and are declining, poor and minority youth, smart scientists, and anyone who researches or wants to act on climate change. … Continue reading

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Trump’s Climate Denial Will Come With Costs

Trump’s Climate Denial Will Come With Costs Trump cannot wander off into the anti-science climate denial fantasy world with suffering from clashes with reality. When Trump closes down the federal clean energy programs and connected research, he will be seen … Continue reading

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Trump’s Attack on the Government’s Climate Program

Trump’s Attack on the Government’s Climate Program Everyone relies on knowing the climate, and the weather that it controls. Even Trump, who just attacked the funding of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), in the EPA. It coordinates the … Continue reading

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Trump’s Large Cuts to the EPA

Trump’s Large Cuts to the EPA We are going to put together accounts of the orders that Trump has given to the EPA to perform deep and oil and coal company motivated cuts. The EPA has 15,000 employees, and is … Continue reading

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Does Trump Really Believe That Climate Science is a Hoax? Is He Purging the Government of Climate Scientists?

Does Trump Really Believe That Climate Science is a Hoax? Is He Purging the Government of Climate Scientists? Update:  Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the White House did not send out the gag orders, especially the part where the … Continue reading

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EPA Bites the Dust, and So Will We

EPA Bites the Dust, and So Will We Even before Oklahoma Attorney General and EPA attacker Scott Pruitt completes his hearings, and Senate confirmation, to become the EPA Administrator, the Trump transition team has attacked the EPA.  According to several … Continue reading

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