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hatrack

(59,592 posts)
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 09:50 PM Feb 2017

Noms For Zinke (3% LCV Rating), Perry ("Oops!") Advance, Because Of Course

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The Department of the Interior oversees the nation's lands, water, wildlife and other natural resources. The Interior Secretary also oversees nine technical bureaus, including the National Parks Service, the United States Geological Survey and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

During Zinke's confirmation hearing, he was repeatedly asked to clarify his opinion and understanding of climate change. Zinke said it's "indisputable" that the climate was changing and referenced the fast-melting glaciers in Montana's Glacier National Park. But when pressed about humans' role in global warming, he said: "I think where there's debate on it is what that influence is, what can we do about it."

Perry was an outspoken climate denier while he was governor of Texas and repeatedly sued the Environmental Protection Agency over regulations involving the fossil fuel industry. When he ran for president, Perry once said he wanted to eliminate the Department of Energy but then forgot the name of the agency.

The Energy Department leads the nation's scientific and technological innovation on energy and oversees the nation's stockpile of nuclear weapons and disposal of waste from nuclear power plants. During his confirmation hearing, Perry was also repeatedly asked about climate change. He said the "climate is changing." He also disavowed the Trump transition team's controversial questionnaire that sought to identify Department of Energy employees working on climate-related issues.

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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31012017/perry-zinke-interior-energy-global-warming-trump

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