The Trump administration has proposed curbing the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases by unwinding rules that control emissions from fossil fuel drilling, power plants, and cars.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday announced the proposed rollback of a 2009 declaration that determined carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a danger to public health and welfare.
“With this proposal, the Trump EPA is proposing to end 16 years of uncertainty for automakers and American consumers,” said Zeldin.
Earlier in the day, Zeldin said on the conservative “Ruthless” podcast that the rescission would be the “largest deregulatory action in the history of America,” which will “driv[e] a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion.”
The move is the latest effort by the Trump administration to pare back environmental standards, which it has framed as antithetical to economic growth and consumer choice.
Since returning to office in January, President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement for the second time and ended all accompanying financial commitments. He has also suspended methane leak detection and cut electric vehicle incentives.
What is the goal here? Do they have another planet to live on or something?
We are now in the comic book villain state of corporopolitical evil where it’s ok to cut noses and even ears off to spite faces.
They are all thinking short-term. Get through this next election, this next quarter, etc.
When they do think about the future, they assume it’s the Prisoner’s Dilemma. They don’t believe it’s possible to cooperate to improve the situation, so they want to ensure that they’re personally in the best position possible when everything goes to hell.
Some of them think they won’t live long enough to have to deal with it.
Oh I sure hope orange fuck won’t live long enough to deal with this, or anything, specifically the end of his term, preferably half or quarter of it.
I’m already on another planet. Sorry, I’m not allowed to invite anyone.
Its beyond willful ignorance, its the old “I’ll be dead before it affects me” approach.
You would be suprised how many people actually think like this.
Even at 3 celcius of warming earth would still be the best option. Hell probably even 5.
Not to sat that 3 would he “okay”.