by woodleywonderworks
Government report provides strong evidence U.S. endangered by climate change impacts:
[Via ClimateScienceWatch]
On May 27 the U.S. Government released a report, The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in The United States, with strong conclusions that ought to suffice to establish an “endangerment” finding under which EPA would regulate carbon dioxide emissions.
First there is this. Then this report a couple of days later.
New climate report counters Bush administration record of denial, disinformation, cover-up and delay:
[Via ClimateScienceWatch]
A report released May 29 by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States, summarizes evidence of global climate disruption, the harmful impacts it is already having on society and the environment, and future projections of potential damages. The report, years overdue under a requirement of law, was produced only in response to an August 2007 federal court order that an assessment be produced by May 31, 2008. After seven years of denial, disinformation, cover-up, and delay, in its waning months, the Bush administration is finally beginning to allow the publication of reports that acknowledge scientific reality on the impacts of climate change.
Leading to this.
Bush administration has run out the clock on climate change assessment and action:
[Via ClimateScienceWatch]
ABC World News reported on May 29: Today, the White House finally released an overdue report on the comprehensive impact of global warming on the United States. It is the first such report from the Bush administration since it took office more than seven years ago. Rick Piltz…and other administration critics charge the White House delayed this report for years and is taking credit for it now while passing any decisions about action to the next president. “Here we have an administration that has one foot out the door. They have run out the clock on taking any really meaningful action on climate change.” Piltz said….Piltz points out that the scientific community has been articulating these findings for years and says that the subsequent action on the report is what will count. “This is something that has been well understood in the scientific community and the government for some time now,” Piltz said. “Even after we lift the hand of censorship off this climate science communication, we still need the political leaders to embrace it and learn from it and act on it.”
No report in 7 years. Great job on the environment. I wonder how many years this administration has put us behind our attempts to fix climate change. I would expect more that 7 years.
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