Donald Trump's election has spelled possible future disaster for many groups both in and out of the United States. Unfortunately, he is a walking ticking time bomb for the environment which directly effects everyone on the planet. There are hundreds, and maybe even thousands of ways Donald Trump could destroy what little we have left of our environment but here are seven of the biggest threats he poses to our environment. One way is by breaking the Paris Agreement, which he has already publicly said he will do. This means that not only the US, one of the largest green house gas emitters in the world, will go unregulated, but that the rest of the world will suffer from our blatant idiocy. The second way he poses a threat to the environment is by killing the Clean Power Plan. Again, Trump has publicly stated that he plans on pursuing this which would leave the U.S. producing unregulated amount of carbon emitted. The third way Donald Trump poses a threat to the environment is by eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency. This one really does not need explaining as one can understand the effects just by the phrase "eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency." Although legally it would be almost impossible for him to completely eliminate it, he could reduce their power by putting them into more of an advisory role. The fourth way he poses a threat is by hiring climate change deniers to positions of power. A prime example is the notorious climate change denier Myron Ebell who is now the chair of the EPA and the Department f Energy. The fifth way he poses a threat to our environment is by cutting funding towards clean energy. The world is calling for a move to clean energy but Donald Trump may hush them. The sixth way Trump poses a threat to the environment is by unregulating methane emissions. Considering carbon emissions is on the decline in the U.S., although that may change with a Trump presidency, methane is the next top green house gas contributing to global warming and is on the incline in the U.S. The seventh way Donald Trump could destroy the environment is by allowing fracking on federal lands, ala Sarah Palin.
It is unfortunate and devastating that as the world started to become aware of the massive threat global warming poses, we take a giant leap backwards by electing Donald Trump as our president. That is all I have to say.
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