W. Niederhut Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) Trump sparks controversy for calling climate change a ‘scam’ as Hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction Trump sparks controversy for calling climate change a ‘scam’ as Hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction (msn.com) September 30, 2024 Donald Trump has sparked controversy for declaring that climate change is “one of the great scams” after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction, killing more than 100 people, across the southeast US. Speaking at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, the former president pushed a conspiracy theory that man-made climate change is a myth. “Do you ever notice, this was such a big deal, the environmental stuff,” he told rallygoers in a rambling address. “I haven’t heard the environmental stuff mentioned in six months. I was saying the other night: ‘What the hell happened to the environment?’” Calling out to David McCormick, the Pennsylvania GOP Senate challenger, Trump added: “David, will you figure this out?” “No but think about this,” Trump continued. “They never talk about the environment anymore. You know why?” He concluded: “It’s one of the greatest scams of all time… people aren’t buying it any more. I don’t want to use bad language, my wife said, ‘Please don’t use bad language.’” At least 116 people have so far been killed and hundreds more remain missing after the devastating hurricane made landfall in Florida last week, bringing catastrophic flooding to communities and plunging thousands into darkness. On Sunday, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell told CBS News’s Face The Nation that the severe flooding and subsequent devastation caused by Hurricane Helene is linked to the climate emergency. Scientific evidence has also long revealed that global warming enables hurricanes to rapidly intensify. Despite claiming that climate change is a “scam”, Trump is planning to make a campaign stop in Georgia on Monday, one of the states hardest-hit by Hurricane Helene. He has also tried to turn the disaster into a campaign issue, condemning both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s response. The Harris campaign, meanwhile, has accused Trump of being insensitive when he said those impacted by Helene will be “okay” during a campaign rally in Walker, Michigan, on Friday – despite the mounting death toll. “We’re with you all the way, and if we were there we’d be helping you,” he said. “You’ll be okay.” Resharing the clip on X, the Harris campaign repeated the three-word phrase, with an addition: “(Dozens of deaths have already been reported).” Democratic critics also tied Trump’s comments to Project 2025, the 900-page Heritage Foundation manifesto for a prospective Republican administration. The document contains proposals to slash funding for hurricane monitoring and relief agencies and privatize weather forecasts by federal agencies. Edited October 8 by W. Niederhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 (edited) The corporate media has censored coverage, since 2016, of Donald Trump's anti-environmentalism and denial of climate change. As POTUS, Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords and rolled back more than 100 environmental protections. Ocean Heat Fueling Hurricane Milton Was Made Up to 800 Times More Likely by Climate Crisis | Common Dreams October 8, 2024 Edited October 8 by W. Niederhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 I visit the Keys every year in the winter. The past few years the water temperature has been quite literally hot, to the point where it is creepy AF. Going forward, this is all going to get much worse for the state of Florida. There will be a mass exodus in the coming 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 On 10/8/2024 at 2:29 PM, Matt Allison said: I visit the Keys every year in the winter. The past few years the water temperature has been quite literally hot, to the point where it is creepy AF. Going forward, this is all going to get much worse for the state of Florida. There will be a mass exodus in the coming 10 years. ` And, yet, the Fox News-watching Florida MAGAs keep voting for climate-change-denying Republicans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Yep. I mean, Florida has its reputation for a reason. But even the most insane MAGAs are going to get tired of being forced to evacuate their homes and state multiple times per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 1 hour ago, Matt Allison said: Yep. I mean, Florida has its reputation for a reason. But even the most insane MAGAs are going to get tired of being forced to evacuate their homes and state multiple times per year. Matt, I used to belong to a sports forum that had a lot of MAGA members from the Deep South. Oddly, the most adamant climate change deniers there were guys from places like Louisiana and Florida, which are frequently swamped by hurricanes and rising sea levels. In fact, the last two governors of Florida-- Rick Scott and DeSantis-- explicitly forbade the use of the term, "climate change," by state officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 18 minutes ago, W. Niederhut said: In fact, the last two governors of Florida-- Rick Scott and DeSantis-- explicitly forbade the use of the term, "climate change," by state officials. Well, I'm not too surprised by that; what is happening in Florida is an extinction-level event for the Florida economy, and there's nothing they can do now to stop it. Insurance companies are leaving, people are leaving; I have family there that see the writing on the wall, and are selling their 2M home while it still has that value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 (edited) Trump has vowed to gut climate rules. Oil lobbyists have a plan ready. As companies fall short on methane emission reductions, a top trade group has crafted a road map for dismantling key Biden administration rules. Oil trade group aligned with Trump drafts plans targeting climate rules - The Washington Post October 18, 2024 Edited October 18 by W. Niederhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 The decision has been made by the energy consortium and wealthy industrialists for energy independence to fuel new AI data centers and bitcoin mining. The everyday people who have settled Florida this century were very short sided and now there is a mass exodus. California is one of the most aggressive environmentalist political entities in the world and they are always being made fun by conservatives.And most of Middle America would complain that they can't afford the price tag for boutique gas and mandates to go electric by 2035. And the public hasn't decided they like electric cars and are choosing hybrids as a half way measure. As I said, there's no real political will for the same reason that Harris isn't completely obliterating Trump despite Trump's obvious descent you can see every night, and even Harris having a billion dollars! People will suicidally deal with the consequences of climate change as it comes. The only thing stopping it short of a radical new technology will be when we are spending billion dollars a week just to handle the newest climate catastrophe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 10 hours ago, Kirk Gallaway said: The decision has been made by the energy consortium and wealthy industrialists for energy independence to fuel new AI data centers and bitcoin mining. The everyday people who have settled Florida this century were very short sided and now there is a mass exodus. California is one of the most aggressive environmentalist political entities in the world and they are always being made fun by conservatives.And most of Middle America would complain that they can't afford the price tag for boutique gas and mandates to go electric by 2035. And the public hasn't decided they like electric cars and are choosing hybrids as a half way measure. As I said, there's no real political will for the same reason that Harris isn't completely obliterating Trump despite Trump's obvious descent you can see every night, and even Harris having a billion dollars! People will suicidally deal with the consequences of climate change as it comes. The only thing stopping it short of a radical new technology will be when we are spending billion dollars a week just to handle the newest climate catastrophe. Yep. And Big Oil has invested heavily, for years, in climate change denial propaganda-- in direct collaboration with the Republican Party. Climate change denial in the U.S. today is strongly correlated with Trumpism. Map Shows Climate Change Denialism by US State - Newsweek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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