Al Gore And Environmental Groups Accuse Trump Of 'Burying' Climate Report With Black Friday Release
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Source: Newsweek
By Tom Porter, 10 hrs. ago.
Environmental groups and activists accused the Trump administration of burying a report warning of catastrophic climate change by releasing it on Black Friday. Among those who criticized the administration was former Vice President Al Gore, whose 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, warned of the effects of climate change.
"Unbelievably deadly and tragic wildfires rage in the west, hurricanes batter our coasts — and the Trump administration chooses the Friday after Thanksgiving to try and bury this critical U.S. assessment of the climate crisis," Gore said in a statement Friday. "The President may try to hide the truth, but his own scientists and experts have made it as stark and clear as possible."
The federal government report was released without fanfare Friday, when many Americans headed to the stores for the Black Friday sales. Compiled as a result of collaboration by more than 300 federal government and independent scientists, the report warns that unchecked climate change will impact human health, safety, and cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars.
The report was reviewed by 13 federal agencies. -MORE...
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Other notables joined Gore in criticizing the Black Friday release of the landmark report. Sen. Bernie Sanders said the Trump administration sought to "bury a new report about the devastating consequences of climate change" "because Trump's actions are actively making it worse."
President of the National Wildlife Federation Colin O'Mara wrote, "This is the National Climate Assessment that the White House does not want you to read (by releasing on Black Friday)." "We must act now to protect communities, economy, water, public health, ecosystems, agriculture, infrastructure, etc."
Andrew Light, co-author of the report told The Associated Press that releasing the report on Friday "is a transparent attempt by the Trump Administration to bury this report and continue the campaign of not only denying but suppressing the best of climate science."
- Common Dreams, "Here's The Dire Climate Report the Trump White House Didn't Want You to See." "The decision to release this damning report when families are beginning to celebrate the holidays and newsrooms are short-staffed is a brazen attempt to bury the truth."https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/23/heres-dire-climate-report-trump-white-house-didnt-want-you-see
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