Trump’s team used last week to sneak in disastrous,linked policies on climate change and child refugee camps
In the cloud of toxic dust thrown up by the Kavanaugh hearings last week, two original Trump initiatives slipped by with less notice than they deserve. Both are ugly, and silly – and they are linked,though in ways not immediately apparent.
In the first, the administration if the rationale for scrapping President Obama’s automobile mileage standards: because Trump’s crew now officially expects the planet to warm by 4C . In the environmental impact statement they say it wouldn’t build much difference to the destruction of the planet if we all support driving SUVs. Related: Which cities will sink into the sea first? possibly not the ones you expect | Mark Miodownik Related: World 'nowhere near on track' to avoid warming beyond 1.5C target Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com