Trump administration removes head of federal climate program that oversees key reports

[lanlady]

Source: Washington Post

By
Jason Samenow and
Andrew Freedman
November 9, 2020 at 5:04 p.m. EST

The White House removed the official in charge of the federal program that produces the U.S. government’s definitive reports on climate change, three people familiar with the situation said.

The official, Michael Kuperberg, a climate scientist who had been executive director of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) since July 2015, was told Friday evening to return to his previous position as a scientist at the Energy Department. He had been expected to stay on through the production of the fifth edition of the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment.

The climate assessment examines the present-day harms that climate change is having on the United States and makes projections about future damage down to the local level from greenhouse-gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/11/09/trump-removes-climate-program-director/

[soothsayer]

1. "Biden's coming! Hide the reports!"

They’re so stupid

[secondwind]

2. What the fuck is he up to?? Is he just destroying agencies for the hell of it??

Or there is something more sinister afoot... who the fuck knows.. January 20th can't come fast enough.

[lanlady]

3. Part ego gratification-

part completely sinister intentions. We'll see as the week goes on who else he fires. My elation at Biden's victory is being severely tested by a gnawing sense that something truly bad is unfolding.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. There are always people who want delays or doubt in facts about climate change

like Charles Koch, and would be willing to pay Trump for that. If Trump wants legal support in his future battle to stay out of prison, or people to bankroll his future ego trips, he needs to get to work for the rich.

[greennewdeal350]

4. Looks Like King RatFucker is Settling Old Scores

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and there will be more. Too bad there is no way to prevent this vendetta streak that King RatFucker is now engaged in. PE Biden will begin to make things right in 1/21. Hopefully, there is no federal govt. shutdown on 12/11/20. I envision that is one of King RatFucker's Sword of Damacles bargaining chips.

[jmbar2]

5. We should start GoFundMe campaigns for those with needed expertise who get fired

Pay their salaries to continue research, compiling the data so that we don't have huge gaps when Biden and Kamala get there.

[ffr]

6. Retribution by the hour.

What a tired out plan. So predictable!

[wiggs]

7. No reason Biden team couldn't debrief Esper and Kuperberg to get up to speed. nt

[JohnnyRingo]

8. Makes me wonder why he's doing this.

The "next president" will just reinstate him or find someone scientifically better suited.

Does Trump really believe this is the beginning of his second term?
Is that what's making him rearrange the proverbial furniture on the Titanic?

[LiberalArkie]

11. Yes, him and his followers believe he was elected for second term and can

not wait for 2024 for the third term. I heard this from a neighbor who I previously thought to be very intelligent.

[kwolf68]

9. What next?

Having people take cyanide pills?

[bdamomma]

10. He

is having a temper tantrum, vengeance and revenge. He is a hateful pitiful sore loser.