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riversedge

(70,214 posts)
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 07:11 AM Mar 2018

Greens launch campaign to get Pruitt fired

Source: The Hill



By Timothy Cama - 03/28/18 12:00 AM EDT

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The groups, including the Sierra Club, Green For All and Center For American Progress Action, are dubbing its campaign “Boot Pruitt.”

Its components, launching Wednesday, include commercials on cable shows targeted directly at President Trump, digital advertisements targeted on users in Pruitt’s home state of Oklahoma, web-based petitions, grassroots advocacy and a dedicated website, BootPruitt.com.


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“From silencing the voice of scientists to attempting to undermine regulations to protect our air and water to not enforcing regulations like minimizing sulphur dioxide pollution, supporting a pullout of Paris, Pruitt has put forward a reckless agenda that has put our air and our water and our health at risk.”

The Sierra Club’s contribution to the campaign includes commercials on Fox News’s "Fox & Friends" and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, said to be two of Trump’s favorite shows. The group is also sponsoring geographically targeted ads in Oklahoma.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/380551-greens-launch-campaign-to-get-pruitt-fired



Please contribute to these organizations if you can. The health of our Nation is at stake--as you know. Thank you.


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“Scott Pruitt has come in and he has attacked health protections from things like the Clean Power Plan and clean water protection and even things like clean car standards. Most of those decision have a big impact on the young people that we work with daily in our campaign,” said Adrienne Cooper, who runs the Defend Our Future campaign for the Environmental Defense Fund.
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Greens launch campaign to get Pruitt fired (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2018 OP
As a note, this coalition does NOT appear to be associated with the "Green Party" BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #1
Initially I thought this was related to the political Green Party, appalachiablue Mar 2018 #2
Thanks I had a confused moment. Headline is bad. apnu Mar 2018 #3
Worthless &%%$ Maxheader Mar 2018 #4

BumRushDaShow

(128,954 posts)
1. As a note, this coalition does NOT appear to be associated with the "Green Party"
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 07:54 AM
Mar 2018

Last edited Wed Mar 28, 2018, 09:11 AM - Edit history (1)

which The Hill seems to purposely be trying to suggest with their headline and article narrative.

appalachiablue

(41,131 posts)
2. Initially I thought this was related to the political Green Party,
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 08:54 AM
Mar 2018

not green environmental organizations and groups. The posted clarification is a help, tx.

apnu

(8,756 posts)
3. Thanks I had a confused moment. Headline is bad.
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 10:04 AM
Mar 2018

Journalism isn't what it used to be. "Journalists" can't even come up with a decent and accurate headline. How the mighty have fallen.

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