"Senior WH Official" Claims To Know Nothing Of Studies On Costs Of Climate Breakdown

[hatrack]

efore President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order to roll back the Obama administration's climate legacy on Tuesday, the White House held a press call featuring a senior administration official. The purpose was to brief reporters on what the order would say and the thinking behind it. It ended up being more revealing than the White House may have intended.

As the transcript of the call shows, the official, who helped draft the order Trump signed, had no idea that human-caused climate change is already having — let alone may one day have — damaging consequences for the economy.

Here's text from the actual, bang-your-head-against-the-wall briefing (emphasis added).

Q: What about all the scientists who are saying climate change is going to have adverse economic consequences — things like rising sea levels, more hazardous hurricanes — how do you address those economic arguments?

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Again, you’ll have to talk to those scientists. Maybe I can talk to you afterward. I'm not familiar with what you're talking about. But again, the President’s policy is very clear about addressing — making sure we're addressing the economy, providing people with jobs, and we're making sure that EPA is sticking to its core mission.

Q: Are you saying you're not aware that scientists are concerned about rising sea levels or more violent storms might impact the economy...

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: I would want to see the research. Sure, that would be good. Show it to me.

To say the least, it's absolutely astounding that the White House wasn't aware of the research showing the damaging effects of climate change before it decided to roll back historic regulations. It's also not quite believable.

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http://mashable.com/2017/03/28/white-house-unaware-economic-impacts-climate/#PI3leI_w7mqn

[CousinIT]

1. They're aware of it. They just don't give a damn and don't want to say that.

What they do give a damn about is corprat profits. At any and all costs.

[procon]

2. Is he a hermit living in an underground bunker for the past couple of decades?

Even the most casual news viewer could not have missed the ever expanding reporting on how climate change is impacting the entire planet. Either this guy is dumber than a pile of bricks, or he's lying, and in either case that disqualifies him for any job that requires intellect or critical thinking skills.