Letter: USA, climate change denier

“Not doing that climate change crud anymore.”

That’s U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Just words? Don’t think so. Here’s what Trump is actually doing to firmly position the USA alone in the global economy as a climate change denier:

1. Obliterating existing data on climate change to stop the national discussion on mitigation — according to David Swain, UCLA climate scientist, there’s now no shared factual reality.

2. Decimating the budget of the National Weather Service — weakening our capacity to warn US citizens of upcoming hurricanes, wildfires, drought and other extreme weather events.

3. Denying climate disaster relief through FEMA — especially in “blue” states.

4. Loosening and outright removing restrictions on air pollution, which experts admonish will lead to greater emission numbers and increase global warming.

5. Overturning governmental authority to regulate greenhouse gases—effectively leaving the world’s greatest economy uninformed, unprepared and more polluted.

Trump: “Rising seas will create more oceanfront property.” This is not a trump standup routine. This is your president taking you, your children and grandchildren on a ride into hell on Earth.

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.