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In Florida, officials ban term 'climate change'
FROM MARCH 08, 2015 4:00 AM
The state of Florida is the region most susceptible to the effects of global warming in this country, according to scientists. Sea-level rise alone threatens 30 percent of the state’s beaches over the next 85 years.
But you would not know that by talking to officials at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the state agency on the front lines of studying and planning for these changes.
DEP officials have been ordered not to use the term “climate change” or “global warming” in any official communications, emails, or reports, according to former DEP employees, consultants, volunteers and records obtained by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.
The policy goes beyond semantics and has affected reports, educational efforts and public policy in a department with about 3,200 employees and $1.4 billion budget.
But you would not know that by talking to officials at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the state agency on the front lines of studying and planning for these changes.
DEP officials have been ordered not to use the term “climate change” or “global warming” in any official communications, emails, or reports, according to former DEP employees, consultants, volunteers and records obtained by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.
The policy goes beyond semantics and has affected reports, educational efforts and public policy in a department with about 3,200 employees and $1.4 billion budget.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article12983720.html#storylink=cpy
Gov. Rick Scott’s ban on climate change term extended to other state agencies
No one told Bart Bibler not to use the terms “climate change” and “global warming” during his six months on the job at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Then, on March 4, he walked into a Florida Coastal Managers Forum, a teleconference with representatives from other state agencies.
When he introduced himself, Bibler congratulated everyone for the “exciting” work being done to address the impact of climate change, and then he mentioned his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline project.
“The reaction was mostly shock,” Bibler said. According to Bibler, the forum moderator, Ann Lazar, said that she hoped his advocacy on the conference call wouldn’t result in cancellations of future ones.
Then, on March 4, he walked into a Florida Coastal Managers Forum, a teleconference with representatives from other state agencies.
When he introduced himself, Bibler congratulated everyone for the “exciting” work being done to address the impact of climate change, and then he mentioned his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline project.
“The reaction was mostly shock,” Bibler said. According to Bibler, the forum moderator, Ann Lazar, said that she hoped his advocacy on the conference call wouldn’t result in cancellations of future ones.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article13576691.html#storylink=cpy
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