Trump is lying again. Sometimes the obvious must be posted. Trump lies are never ending.
Trump declared a “national energy emergency.” Experts say it's a "farce"
Climate scientists, as well as other experts on environmental and energy policy, say that Trump's emergency doesn't actually exist. They emphasize that the president's desire to ramp up fossil fuel use is a self-destructive move, as Earth’s temperature is already 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, one that will hurt both the planet and the economy.
“There is no national energy emergency — and certainly no emergency as President Trump has defined it,” Julie McNamara, deputy policy director with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, told Salon. “President Trump is simply doing the bidding of fossil fuel executives, attempting to slash critical climate and public health protections and basic project accountability to boost their bottom lines.”
John P. Holdren, a Harvard University professor of environmental science and engineering who specializes in energy technology innovation, described Trump’s claim about a national energy emergency as “absurd,” echoing Serreze in saying that “this country is producing oil and gas at the highest rates in our history — and more of each than any other country.”
Trump declared a “national energy emergency.” Experts say it's a "farce"
Climate scientists, as well as other experts on environmental and energy policy, say that Trump's emergency doesn't actually exist. They emphasize that the president's desire to ramp up fossil fuel use is a self-destructive move, as Earth’s temperature is already 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, one that will hurt both the planet and the economy.
“There is no national energy emergency — and certainly no emergency as President Trump has defined it,” Julie McNamara, deputy policy director with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, told Salon. “President Trump is simply doing the bidding of fossil fuel executives, attempting to slash critical climate and public health protections and basic project accountability to boost their bottom lines.”
John P. Holdren, a Harvard University professor of environmental science and engineering who specializes in energy technology innovation, described Trump’s claim about a national energy emergency as “absurd,” echoing Serreze in saying that “this country is producing oil and gas at the highest rates in our history — and more of each than any other country.”