Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Fairyland of Science

Of all the scary things we're seeing this week, the denial of established science might be the scariest?

From Time Magazine:

The White House website purged all mentions of climate from the site-- all mentions but one, that is, if you consider a promise to eliminate the "harmful and unnecessary" Climate Action Plan.  Soon after, scientists and other employees of the EPA and USDA were told not to speak to the public, and the EPA was told to take down its climate change page. 

The return of these anti-science attitudes to the highest levels of government has been accompanied by a return, somewhat surprisingly, of a familiar, infuriating refrain (from politicians.) “I am not a climate scientist expert." 

This administration might ram through an agenda pretending truths do not exist, but hope lies with our scientists mobilizing and speaking out.  If anyone listens.  If anyone still cares.

"Look at Mother Nature on the run..."
Neil Young
After the Gold Rush

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