Concerning energy, this playbook mandates policies for the federal government to prioritize reliable, affordable energy over any project that would reduce carbon emissions. This nearly 1,000-page document outlines reforms for all the various departments in the federal government. The Heritage Foundation, has written a presidential transition playbook, Project 2025, for if a Republican is elected next year. Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax” and implied that it would only affect us in 300 years, with a sea level rise of just 1/8 inch. It showed 80 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of independents said addressing climate change should be given priority even at the risk of slowing the economy. If one follows the science, one knows of the overwhelming evidence of the connection between climate and burning fossil fuels.ĭespite all these climate-related occurrences, almost three-quarters of Republicans (72 percent) said the economy should be given priority, even at the risk of ignoring climate change, believing that climate change is either just a minor threat or no threat at all, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll of Aug. Most everyone is aware of the ongoing climate related events: melting of the polar ice, entire Alaskan communities that are sinking into the ocean, catastrophic storms, massive forest fires, and, of course, the worldwide heatwaves. He is a science writer and lives in Del Mar. Newby, a retired research biologist of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, was the director of The Bronowski Art & Science Forum from 1999 to 2012.
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