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In reply to the discussion: Dept of Agriculture censors use of "climate change" [View all]suffragette
(12,232 posts)38. Thanks. Now they're trying to deny it, even though their own emails show the change.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/usda-says-they-never-told-staff-to-use-weather-extremes-instead-of-climate-change_us_5988a35be4b0ca8b1d49fbee
An exclusive report from The Guardian on Monday indicated that the staff in the Natural Resources Conservation Service unit at the United States Department of Agriculture were advised to refrain from using the phrase climate change in their research ― but the NRCS insists this never happened.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has not received direction from USDA or the Administration to modify its communications on climate change or any other topic, Kaveh Sadeghzadeh, NRCSs communications director, said in an email to HuffPost.
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Sadeghzadeh told HuffPost that these emails, sent in the first days of the new Administration, did not reflect the direction of senior agency leadership.
However, mere days after President Donald Trumps inauguration, deputy chief for programs at the NRCS, Jimmy Bramblett, said the following in the first email in The Guardians report:
It has become clear one of the previous administrations priority is not consistent with that of the incoming administration. Namely, that priority is climate change. Please visit with your staff and make them aware of this shift in perspective within the executive branch.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has not received direction from USDA or the Administration to modify its communications on climate change or any other topic, Kaveh Sadeghzadeh, NRCSs communications director, said in an email to HuffPost.
~~~
Sadeghzadeh told HuffPost that these emails, sent in the first days of the new Administration, did not reflect the direction of senior agency leadership.
However, mere days after President Donald Trumps inauguration, deputy chief for programs at the NRCS, Jimmy Bramblett, said the following in the first email in The Guardians report:
It has become clear one of the previous administrations priority is not consistent with that of the incoming administration. Namely, that priority is climate change. Please visit with your staff and make them aware of this shift in perspective within the executive branch.
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Thanks sis. I would bet there is pushback going on from the lower level civil servants
suffragette
Aug 2017
#4
Agree this is important. Best we are aware of the terms they using so we can recognize when
suffragette
Aug 2017
#9
Yes, this is their agenda in action. It was similar under Bush. Remember the minders at
suffragette
Aug 2017
#6
Those farmers that are directly affected by climate change barely believe in climate change
DK504
Aug 2017
#3
I remember quite a few years ago I saw an article about climate assessment that was being
suffragette
Aug 2017
#8
Yep. It looks like there might be a split between local Repubs having to deal with the reality of
suffragette
Aug 2017
#11
Hey Gov't employees how about a little push back? Stop normalizing this shit! nt
chowder66
Aug 2017
#18
You're right and using your head. Me.. not so much lately. But I do wish we would see a bigger
chowder66
Aug 2017
#29
So, according to their new directive, "build soil organic matter" will make all the difference.
suffragette
Aug 2017
#32
Isn't this that whole "political correctness" thing righties are always throwing tantrums about?
ck4829
Aug 2017
#25
Well they'd better ban words like "worldwide famine", "underwater cities", and so on too
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#27
Thanks. Now they're trying to deny it, even though their own emails show the change.
suffragette
Aug 2017
#38
They should go ahead and use the banned words, but put a "censored" stamp over them.
alfredo
Aug 2017
#39
I didn't know this. How absurd. And yes, them refusing to call it by the appropriate term
suffragette
Aug 2017
#45
During the Bush Jr. years "global warming" was changed to "climate change"
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2017
#48