I know this page has been quite quiet these past few months. This semester kicked my booty with full time work, family time and then a full course load. A lot has happened in the last few months, hasn’t it? Here in the states we have a new President and the science community has lost their mind. With the little bit of coverage I have been able to catch, it looks like I need to read some Executive Orders and sort them out before commenting on them. Honestly, I am not sure if the freak out is necessary. If the science is settled and climate change is beyond human control, then why the freak out? Isn’t science based on constantly asking why and looking for why things happen? Maybe this is a change in the science community? Is the science community under the belief that we prove the solution of a problem to be true for all time? Is that how we advance in our world, by staying stagnant? I would think the answer is no.
With a new President, there is often an uneasy moment where the citizens of a country wonder what they actually elected into office. I think we are still in this period. President Trump ran on some big topics and ideas that he is trying to implement because he feels it will make America great again. Doesn’t every President do that when they take office? I would imagine the answer is yes. Since this is the case, let’s all look at the actions that are being taken and look at the facts. This is something I will attempt to tackle over the next few months. Let’s look at a few of the more controversial environmental Executive Orders and dig deep into them to look at the facts without an agenda. Ok, well, maybe an agenda to find the truth and to understand why they are needed, what they actually do and the fear of what people think they do.
If you want to start with a particular Executive Order, please comment. We will go in order of comment. If no one comments, then we move in a chronological order with the first one signed.
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