Harrison Ford knocks Trump, others who 'denigrate science'
Source: Associated Press
By JON GAMBRELL
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Actor Harrison Ford offered an emphatic plea on Tuesday for protecting the world’s oceans, calling out President Donald Trump and others who “deny or denigrate science.”
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“Around the world, elements of leadership — including in my own country — to preserve their state and the status quo, deny or denigrate science,” Ford said. “They are on the wrong side of history.”
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Trump repeatedly has criticized the idea of climate change, despite it being supported by the vast majority of peer-reviewed studies, science organizations and scientists. Just Monday, Trump tweeted that Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, announced her presidential run “talking proudly of fighting global warming while standing in a virtual blizzard of snow, ice and freezing temperatures.”
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“We are faced (with), what I believe, is the greatest moral crisis of our time,” Ford said. “That those least responsible for nature’s destruction will suffer the greatest consequences.”
Read more: https://www.apnews.com/ba65cc27861e484bb9179f32a0aa30a6
My original posting of this article last night in Latest Breaking News (https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142264216) was locked as off-topic by a host of the forum, who said, "The opinions of celebrities are not important news of national interest." It seemed to me to be more than just an opinion, but hey, I'm still learning the ropes around here. Sorry about that. So here's the article again in General Discussions.
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