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I Want to Talk About Climate Change, For A Change

Because no one in DC is talking about it

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The phrases ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’ are being wiped off all government documentation under Trump’s orders. That went under the radar with all the calamity going on but it is vitally important to understand the scope of this.

You may remember that last year Trump met with a group of oil executives and offered them everything they want in exchange for a billion dollar donation to his campaign, via PACs. I have no idea if that deal happened, or even how we would know, but if they took it, they got a bargain, and they know it.

And, it appears, Trump is delivering on his promise, so decide for yourself. Not to get dramatic, but if this took place he just sold out humanity for chump change.

This wasn’t much of a gamble for Trump. The fossil fuel industry has done an incredible job relegating the concept of global warming to an issue owned by fruit and nut progressives. Unfortunately, it has not been a concept for decades, it is a full blown reality, a non-stop reality.

Ask anyone in LA, North Carolina, or Florida, not to mention the majority of our country and the world. Simply put, it ain’t just the progs who understand the reality of this. Ask any farmer. You’ll get hesitancy for…

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MartinEdic
MartinEdic

Written by MartinEdic

Mastodon: @martinedic@md.dm, Writer, nine non-fiction books, two novels, Buddhist, train lover. Amateur cook, lover of life most of the time!

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