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The survey for department leadership included more than 70 questions regarding what the agency does, its workforce, costs, professional affiliations and more.
But it also asked for a list of employees who worked on various climate change priorities in President Obama’s administration, including the Paris climate agreement and the social cost of carbon, an accounting measure for the costs of climate change.
That led to fears that Trump’s administration was undertaking a “witch hunt” to single out those workers.
they are nonpartisan employees — scientists, engineers, statisticians, economists and financial experts — who were hired for their knowledge and they bring their talent and experience to the job every day,
Energy Dept refuses to name staffers who worked on climate
In the survey obtained by The Hill, Trump’s team asked the Department of Energy for a list of employees who have attended United Nations climate events, as well as those who worked on the “social cost of carbon” metric, which is used to outline climate impacts of agency regulations.
Trump team wants names at DOE who worked on climate
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Oh, it's a witch hunt all right. We saw the same thing under Bush.
Scientists Say Bush Stifles Science and Lets Global Leadership Slip
Since the 1970s, Launius said, "some in industry and on the religious right have disliked the use of scientific studies by government officials as justification for actions that they viewed as counterproductive to their best interests." A broad and concerted effort to question scientific findings has affected everything from regulations on harmful chemicals and the control of tobacco to the energy issue, climate change, evolution, embryonic stem cell research, sex education and health care, he said.
"The Bush administration has been at the forefront of this effort in the first part of the 21st century," Launius said. "It represents a coordinated and frightening attack on the scientific consensus."
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Like I said. Trump will be Bush on steroids.
Top Bush Scandals
60 eminent scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, send an open letter to the Bush administration, accusing it of shutting scientific advisory committees, stacking others with unqualified political appointees, and censoring reports that conflict with the administration's views.
But it also asked for a list of employees who worked on various climate change priorities in President Obama’s administration, including the Paris climate agreement and the social cost of carbon, an accounting measure for the costs of climate change.
That led to fears that Trump’s administration was undertaking a “witch hunt” to single out those workers.
they are nonpartisan employees — scientists, engineers, statisticians, economists and financial experts — who were hired for their knowledge and they bring their talent and experience to the job every day,
Energy Dept refuses to name staffers who worked on climate
In the survey obtained by The Hill, Trump’s team asked the Department of Energy for a list of employees who have attended United Nations climate events, as well as those who worked on the “social cost of carbon” metric, which is used to outline climate impacts of agency regulations.
Trump team wants names at DOE who worked on climate
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Oh, it's a witch hunt all right. We saw the same thing under Bush.
Scientists Say Bush Stifles Science and Lets Global Leadership Slip
Since the 1970s, Launius said, "some in industry and on the religious right have disliked the use of scientific studies by government officials as justification for actions that they viewed as counterproductive to their best interests." A broad and concerted effort to question scientific findings has affected everything from regulations on harmful chemicals and the control of tobacco to the energy issue, climate change, evolution, embryonic stem cell research, sex education and health care, he said.
"The Bush administration has been at the forefront of this effort in the first part of the 21st century," Launius said. "It represents a coordinated and frightening attack on the scientific consensus."
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Like I said. Trump will be Bush on steroids.
Top Bush Scandals
60 eminent scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, send an open letter to the Bush administration, accusing it of shutting scientific advisory committees, stacking others with unqualified political appointees, and censoring reports that conflict with the administration's views.
