Trump’s choices for EPA administrator–Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt– and Secretary of State– ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson–have each worked either for or on behalf of the fossil fuels industry and share a history of considerable scepticism on the subject of climate change.
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Read more...Link-rich summary of backgrounds, connections and biases of ten possible picks for Trump’s climate and energy team, collected in one post.
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Read more...The outlines of how Trump will govern are emerging from the fog, as revealed by his Cabinet picks. As expected, there is a lot not to like.
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