Since Rapid Climate Breakdown Seems To Be Finally Getting Some Media Play, Expect A Torrent Of Lies
Advocates of action on climate change have long been galled by the neglect of the issue in reporting on national politics. Presidential debate moderators haven't found the topic worthy of a question since 2008. The relationship of climate change to extreme weather events is almost completely absent from stories about unprecedented deluges, droughts, bomb cyclones, wildfires and more.
Such attention may well be coming, and for environmentalists, it may not all be the welcome kind. I wrote last week about gullibility in climate politics, and in February, I cited the first sign of a return to the Red Scare days, with Greens in the crosshairs. Here is more evidence that "overreach" on climate and environmental issues will be a point of attack as Republicans seek to retain control of the Senate and White House and reclaim the House.
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Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said "GND plans to eliminate air travel, end the use of fossil fuels, and replace every building in the United States in the next 10 years … is all a part of a master plan to allow government to take over buildings, businesses, and modes of transportation." Rob Bishop (R-UT) added that the Green New Deal is "tantamount to genocide. That may be an overstatement, but not by a whole lot." Thanks for clearing that up, Rob.
Still others warned that the GND would cause the demise of the car, the passenger plane, and the methane-belching cow. On Wednesday, President Trump told a rally that windless days will mean no power for TV watching (No FAKE NEWS! No Twitter! It's a MIXED BAG, Mr. President!). Bottom line: AOC and the GND are poised to be set up as the menacing faces of what Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles called "runaway decency."
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https://www.dailyclimate.org/peter-dykstra-brace-yourself-for-more-attention-and-attacks-on-climate-change-and-the-environment-2632645397.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
