A few more hours until the transfer of power is official. With President elect Trump stepping into office, he has appointed Scott Pruitt to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is a known climate change denier and has been linked to many fossil fuel companies. At the Senate conformation meeting, Senators put Pruitt on blast for his climate denying ideas, his links to the fossil fuel industry, and his overall lack of understanding regarding the EPA. The only thing he really knows how to do is sue the EPA which he has done fourteen different times. He has an ongoing lawsuit against them right now and if he is appointed, he has the power to let himself off the hook. With regards to multiple Acts Obama installed requiring the fossil fuel industry to cut carbon emissions, Pruitt claims these laws "shouldn't favor any sector of the economy." Rather than favoring the wind and solar aspect of the economy, these acts simply support what is best for the environment. If the fossil fuel industry magically did not emit greenhouse gases and the solar and wind industry did, the Acts would serve against the latter.
Scott Pruitt. Out of all of the brilliant minds in our world regarding the the protection of our environment, Donald Trump selects Scott Pruitt. What really infuriates me is that he is a climate change denier. That is like appointing a known criminal to be chief of police. Pruitt has huge ties to the fossil fuel industry, lawsuits against the very agency he is being appointed to run and on top of all of that has little knowledge about the EPA and protecting the environment. By law, the EPA is required to keep America's air and water clean of harmful toxins and pollutants. I see in no way Pruitt abiding to the law. http://www.seeker.com/trumps-epa-nominee-rejects-scientific-consensus-on-climate-change-2201233932.html
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