E.P.A. Scrubs a Climate Website of ‘Climate Change’

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/climate/epa-climate-change.html

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has removed dozens of online resources dedicated to helping local governments address climate change, part of an apparent effort by the agency to play down the threat of global warming.

A new analysis made public on Friday found that an E.P.A. website has been scrubbed of scores of links to materials to help local officials prepare for a world of rising temperatures and more severe storms.

The site, previously the E.P.A.’s “Climate and Energy Resources for State, Local and Tribal Governments” has been renamed “Energy Resources for State, Local and Tribal Governments.” About 15 mentions of the words “climate change” have been removed from the main page alone, the study found.

Among the now-missing pages are those detailing the risks of climate change and the different approaches states are taking to curb emissions. Also edited out were examples of statewide plans to adapt to weather extremes.

An E.P.A. spokesman said the original pages have been archived and remain available by searching through the agency’s web archive, a link to which is at the top of its energy resources page.

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The analysis, from the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, which monitors changes to federal environmental agency websites, described the amount of removed data as “substantial.” The energy resources website is the first site to which the E.P.A. has returned a large portion of material since pages dealing with climate science were removed from public view on April 28.

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[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

   From top to bottom, this administration is the epitome of the inmates running the asylum. 

[spookyturtle 9,465]

More censorship. Next they'll take our cell phones and shut down internet access. It will be Baghdad Bob all over again. 

[eieio 1,594]

Good!  There is no need to have the man made climate change hoax passed off as fact.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

4 hours ago, eieio said:

Good!  There is no need to have the man made climate change hoax passed off as fact.

Funny I was thinking the same about the Koch brothers hoax.

[Póg mo 1,749]

4 hours ago, eieio said:

Good!  There is no need to have the man made climate change hoax passed off as fact.

I find it more than a little amusing that so many Americans have little trouble in believing that God blew into Adam's rib, and created Eve, but climate change is just pushing it too far!  

[eieio 1,594]

9 hours ago, Póg mo said:

I find it more than a little amusing that so many Americans have little trouble in believing that God blew into Adam's rib, and created Eve, but climate change is just pushing it too far!  

The religion of man made global warming is just another religion. Unfortunately, the believers of man made global warming are trying to force their beliefs on everyone. It is a dangerous religion. It is a toss up between Islam and man made global warming as to which religion is the most dangerous. 

[spookyturtle 9,465]

48 minutes ago, eieio said:

The religion of man made global warming is just another religion. Unfortunately, the believers of man made global warming are trying to force their beliefs on everyone. It is a dangerous religion. It is a toss up between Islam and man made global warming as to which religion is the most dangerous. 

Or the non believers of man made global warming are forcing their beliefs on everyone. See how that works? 

[jg121783 3,915]

2 hours ago, spookyturtle said:

Or the non believers of man made global warming are forcing their beliefs on everyone. See how that works? 

Resisting something that is forced on you is not the same as forcing something on someone else.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

15 minutes ago, jg121783 said:

Resisting something that is forced on you is not the same as forcing something on someone else.

Forcing non climate change is different than forcing climate change? Please explain. 

 

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

3 hours ago, eieio said:

The religion of man made global warming is just another religion. Unfortunately, the believers of man made global warming are trying to force their beliefs on everyone. It is a dangerous religion. It is a toss up between Islam and man made global warming as to which religion is the most dangerous. 

Why is this "religion" dangerous?

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 hours ago, spookyturtle said:

Or the non believers of man made global warming are forcing their beliefs on everyone. See how that works? 

Fact: The climate on earth has been changing for millions of years.  Ice ages are followed by period of warming.

Fact: Man has not been on earth for millions of years.  

 

Climate change fanatics: See?  Man is to blame!

 

Those who do not believe: Ummm, no.

 

See how that works?  It defies logic to believe that man is overall responsible for the current warming trend.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

33 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

Fact: The climate on earth has been changing for millions of years.  Ice ages are followed by period of warming.

Fact: Man has not been on earth for millions of years.  

 

Climate change fanatics: See?  Man is to blame!

 

Those who do not believe: Ummm, no.

 

See how that works?  It defies logic to believe that man is overall responsible for the current warming trend.

 

It also defies logic to say that man plays no part in it. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

8 minutes ago, spookyturtle said:

 

It also defies logic to say that man plays no part in it. 

I never said that.  Perhaps some have.  Sure we play a part.  But there are things in this world that play a larger role.

 

Have you ever heard of Lake Kivu?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kivu

 

Or Boiling lake?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_Lake

 

Or frying pan lake?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frying_Pan_Lake

 

Not saying these three are the culprits behind the warming trend now, but they certainly play a part, and have for longer than we have been around.  Think about Yellowstone, too (which is thought to be able to wipe out life on earth as we know it if it blows).  

[eieio 1,594]

3 hours ago, spookyturtle said:

Or the non believers of man made global warming are forcing their beliefs on everyone. See how that works? 

It is much more than beliefs they are forcing. They are trying to to force unnecessary regulations and destructive fees and taxes upon us. If you want to spend your hard earned money on carbon credits….feel free….but don't make me pay for bs like the paris climate scam.

1 hour ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

Why is this "religion" dangerous?

Both want to destroy our way of life.