Florida bans use of words Climate Change and Global Warming

[dmcowen674]

3-9-2015

Florida bans use of words Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate change activists blasted Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday for leading an "Orwellian" campaign to ban employees of the state's lead environmental agency from using such terms as “global warming” and “climate change.”

Despite coastal Florida's vulnerability to storm surges and rising sea levels, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection was directed in 2011 not to use the phrases in official communications, according to a report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.

Employees were told not to use the phrases ‘climate change,’ ‘global warming,’ 'sea level rise,' or ‘sustainability,

The prohibition began after the election of Scott, who had disputed the human impact on climate change during his 2010 campaign, according to the report.

Concerns about climate change are widely voiced by research scientists, but questioned by conservative Republicans who oppose controls on carbon emissions blamed for causing environmental damage.

[SteelCrysis]

"Concerns about climate change are widely voiced by research scientists, but questioned by conservative Republicans who oppose controls on carbon emissions blamed for causing environmental damage FUDed by other researchers after government grants and green activists who have much to gain from carbon credit systems they can game for their own benefit. Also, peer review is garbage, lets fraud through on a regular basis, subject to the 'old boys' network', and it's nearly impossible to correct fraud that's already been published through it."
Fixed it for you.