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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jan 17, 2017, 09:13 PM Jan 2017

Interior nominee Zinke disputes Trump on climate change

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's choice to head the Interior Department on Tuesday rejected the president-elect's claim that climate change is a hoax, saying it is indisputable that environmental changes are affecting the world's temperature and human activity is a major reason.

"I don't believe it's a hoax," Rep. Ryan Zinke told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at his confirmation hearing.

"The climate is changing. The debate is what is that influence and what can we do," said the Montana Republican.

Trump has suggested in recent weeks he's keeping an open mind on the issue and may reconsider a campaign pledge to back away from a 2015 Paris agreement that calls for global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/interior-nominee-zinke-disputes-trump-on-climate-change/ar-AAlWoBd?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

Now ya done it. Prepare for the wrath of the Gropenfuhrer.

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Interior nominee Zinke disputes Trump on climate change (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 OP
He was talking out of both sides of his mouth. On climate change he said the same republican still_one Jan 2017 #1
Beat me to it... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #2

still_one

(91,949 posts)
1. He was talking out of both sides of his mouth. On climate change he said the same republican
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 09:39 PM
Jan 2017

bullshit line, "it is still undecided how much people are contributing to the climate change". Sanders during his interview called him on that telling him science has decided.

Zinke also supports mining and oil development on public and tribal lands,

Zinke has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry. I wonder why that is?


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