Rick Scott takes a lesson from George W Bush

[Crick]

Silence the science that bothers your donors.

Washington (CNN)
Florida state environmental officials were told not to use the term "climate change" after Florida Gov. Rick Scott took office, according to a report from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that suggests

"We were told not to use the terms 'climate change,' 'global warming' or 'sustainability,'" said Christopher Byrd, an attorney for the Department of Environmental Protection from 2008 to 2013.

"That message was communicated to me and my colleagues by our superiors in the Office of General Counsel."

Kristina Trotta, another former employee of the DEP, told the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that she and her colleagues were told not to use the terms "climate change" or "global warming," or, more broadly, "we were told that we were not allowed to discuss anything that was not a true fact."

The DEP's press secretary told FCIR that the department "does not have a policy on this," and Scott's press secretary also said there was no policy on the terms. But Byrd said the protocol, official or not, seemed to begin when Scott appointed Herschel Vinyard Jr., to head up the department.

Scott has previously dodged questions on climate change, telling the Miami Herald last year that he is "not a scientist" when asked if he believes in man-made climate change.

That stance, and the apparent unofficial policy of Florida environmental officials, is still more conservative than the position espoused by the GOP as a whole.

Republican Senators recently voted in favor of an amendment drafted by a Democrat that affirmed that "climate change is real and not a hoax," which they said was meant to acknowledge that climate change happens - but that there's no evidence humans contribute to it.

While climate skeptics point to the fact that the Earth has gone through cyclical shifts in the climate for millennia, the vast majority of national and global scientific associations broadly agree that humans are contributing to the Earth's warming and the uptick in extreme weather conditions and events.

And he wonders out loud why people don't care for his governance.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

How much do we need to spend, to prevent the climate from changing?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Pretty typical RW "thinking" ... if you don't say it, it ceases to exist.

 

[Crick]

How much do we need to spend, to prevent the climate from changing?

A tiny fraction of what it will cost if we don't.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

How much do we need to spend, to prevent the climate from changing?

A tiny fraction of what it will cost if we don't.

So $10 trillion will stop the climate from ever changing?
$20 trillion? More?

 

[Stephanie]

Awwww, they don't like it when the tables are turned and their dirty tactics are used against them.

but they can run around and call people DENIERS, flat earthers if they don't fall in line with them.

We can now call them : GloBULL WHINERS. waaa

 

[Stephanie]

oh dear, I just ran across this: No wonder they can be brainwashed, I mean sold on Globull warming is going TO KILL US ALL if if if if if

SNIP:

No, Florida State Government Did Not Ban The Term ‘Climate Change’

March 9, 2015 By Mollie Hemingway


The Miami Herald published a piece that went viral over the weekend. “In Florida, officials ban term ‘climate change’,” the headline blares. Here’s the gist of the story:

The state of Florida is the region most susceptible to the effects of global warming in this country, according to scientists. Sea-level rise alone threatens 30 percent of the state’s beaches over the next 85 years. But you would not know that by talking to officials at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the state agency on the front lines of studying and planning for these changes. DEP officials have been ordered not to use the term “climate change” or “global warming” in any official communications, emails, or reports, according to former DEP employees, consultants, volunteers and records obtained by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. The policy goes beyond semantics and has affected reports, educational efforts and public policy in a department with about 3,200 employees and $1.4 billion budget.

Whoa! That’s pretty crazy, right? I mean, climate change and global warming — which we know are responsible for everything from the rise of ISIS to earthquakes — has to be talked about. How could the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ban such important phrases?


ALL of it here:
No Florida State Government Did Not Ban The Term Climate Change

 

[Old Rocks]

Well, ol' Staph, so you have joined the ranks of really fucking dumb people that have to put words in others mouths.

This is hardly the first time that a GOP leader has tried to use government to silence science. And it will not be the last.

 

[bripat9643]

Silence the science that bothers your donors.

Washington (CNN)
Florida state environmental officials were told not to use the term "climate change" after Florida Gov. Rick Scott took office, according to a report from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that suggests

"We were told not to use the terms 'climate change,' 'global warming' or 'sustainability,'" said Christopher Byrd, an attorney for the Department of Environmental Protection from 2008 to 2013.

"That message was communicated to me and my colleagues by our superiors in the Office of General Counsel."

Kristina Trotta, another former employee of the DEP, told the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that she and her colleagues were told not to use the terms "climate change" or "global warming," or, more broadly, "we were told that we were not allowed to discuss anything that was not a true fact."

The DEP's press secretary told FCIR that the department "does not have a policy on this," and Scott's press secretary also said there was no policy on the terms. But Byrd said the protocol, official or not, seemed to begin when Scott appointed Herschel Vinyard Jr., to head up the department.

Scott has previously dodged questions on climate change, telling the Miami Herald last year that he is "not a scientist" when asked if he believes in man-made climate change.

That stance, and the apparent unofficial policy of Florida environmental officials, is still more conservative than the position espoused by the GOP as a whole.

Republican Senators recently voted in favor of an amendment drafted by a Democrat that affirmed that "climate change is real and not a hoax," which they said was meant to acknowledge that climate change happens - but that there's no evidence humans contribute to it.

While climate skeptics point to the fact that the Earth has gone through cyclical shifts in the climate for millennia, the vast majority of national and global scientific associations broadly agree that humans are contributing to the Earth's warming and the uptick in extreme weather conditions and events.

And he wonders out loud why people don't care for his governance.

Since turds like you are so concerned about executives who muzzle their employees and make certain terms off limits, when are going to attack the Obama administration for refusing to use terms like "radical Islam?"

 

[Stephanie]

Silence the science that bothers your donors.

Washington (CNN)
Florida state environmental officials were told not to use the term "climate change" after Florida Gov. Rick Scott took office, according to a report from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that suggests

"We were told not to use the terms 'climate change,' 'global warming' or 'sustainability,'" said Christopher Byrd, an attorney for the Department of Environmental Protection from 2008 to 2013.

"That message was communicated to me and my colleagues by our superiors in the Office of General Counsel."

Kristina Trotta, another former employee of the DEP, told the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that she and her colleagues were told not to use the terms "climate change" or "global warming," or, more broadly, "we were told that we were not allowed to discuss anything that was not a true fact."

The DEP's press secretary told FCIR that the department "does not have a policy on this," and Scott's press secretary also said there was no policy on the terms. But Byrd said the protocol, official or not, seemed to begin when Scott appointed Herschel Vinyard Jr., to head up the department.

Scott has previously dodged questions on climate change, telling the Miami Herald last year that he is "not a scientist" when asked if he believes in man-made climate change.

That stance, and the apparent unofficial policy of Florida environmental officials, is still more conservative than the position espoused by the GOP as a whole.

Republican Senators recently voted in favor of an amendment drafted by a Democrat that affirmed that "climate change is real and not a hoax," which they said was meant to acknowledge that climate change happens - but that there's no evidence humans contribute to it.

While climate skeptics point to the fact that the Earth has gone through cyclical shifts in the climate for millennia, the vast majority of national and global scientific associations broadly agree that humans are contributing to the Earth's warming and the uptick in extreme weather conditions and events.

And he wonders out loud why people don't care for his governance.

Since turds like you are so concerned about executives who muzzle their employees and make certain terms off limits, when are going to attack the Obama administration for refusing to use terms like "radical Islam?"

ooooooooooooooooooooooo, good one
don't hold your breath dear. they are two faced hyocrites

 

[bripat9643]

How much do we need to spend, to prevent the climate from changing?

A tiny fraction of what it will cost if we don't.

How will global warming cost us anything, more money on sunscreen? Is having a longer growing season in Northern states going to cost us anything? How about lower heating bills? Please explain all these enormous costs that global warming is going to rain down on us.