California proceeds on climate change and pollution control without Trump, Pruitt, and EPA

I live in California. I'm glad to live in a state that doesn't fall for the bullshit about climate change that is constantly dropping out of the asses (mouths) of Scott Pruitt's and President* Trump's mouths every day.

Here are some recent examples of California going forward to protect us, our children, and our grandchildren:


California draws a line in the sand for Trump, Pruitt, and the new EPA

photo credit, St. Germaine / Marlene Swetishoff/Tsu-tana, The Rainbow Scribe

Why Scott Pruitt must never become the leader of the EPA

I have over 30 years of experience as an environmental professional.

I went to grad school to get a Master's degree in pollution control in part because of things that I saw at work every day that weren't regulated sufficiently at the time (early 1970s), such as: my car covered with soot from a nearby specialty steel company, a yellow river flowing by the parking lot fouled with acid coal mine drainage - I even saw guys from our research department dumping beakers of waste chemicals into storm water drains that emptied right into that river.

In my career I have worked to ensure environmental compliance, as a regulator, as a consultant, and as an environmental specialist for a major oil company.

I will be the first to agree that there is red tape that can be changed to facilitate development, but, those changes can be made without harming the environment, without removing protections already in place, and without preventing new ones from being developed.

As shown in this video put together by Bill Moyers, Scott Pruitt would be, without a doubt, the absolute worst pick to lead EPA. THE WORST!



During my career, I've sat in on meetings at Chevron, the Western States Petroleum Association, and other industry groups, and I can confirm from experience that there are LOTS of people that think just like Pruitt and don't give a damn about the environment.

I was treated as a pariah at Chevron because guys like that would get pissed off at me when I told them they needed a permit before they could build something.

Right before I quit and told my boss to go fuck himself, he told me that he was tired of hearing from his bosses that I was telling people that they needed permits every time they asked me about a new project.

Well, DUH!!! I didn't write the damn rules and that's what my job description said I was supposed to do. That was precisely why I got hired - to make damn sure that they complied with the law.

Pruitt is exactly like the guys who didn't want to play by the rules. His solution appears to be to get rid of them.

And we all, including our grandchildren, will suffer from it.

What's up Ivanka's designer climate change sleeve now?

Ok. Climate change. It's real. It's caused by emissions from human activities. It's gonna get worse. It's gonna cause problems.

If you don't believe that, I don't give a shit. You're stupid.

YEH, STUPID!

Photo from Ivanka's Facebook page - Fair Use

Ok. Well, the President-elect, Donald Trump - who I know a lot of stupid people voted for - has said (it's on record, you can look it up) - that climate change is a hoax.

So what is his daughter, Ivanka Trump doing meeting with Al Gore, the former Vice-President who has made climate change his signature issue?

We don't know - read the article at the following link to get some more info: Ivanka meets Gore

Wack job-elect appoints wackier wack job clown to dismantle EPA

Every friggin' day it gets scarier and scarier. Time to invest in some gas masks and who knows what else?

Trump just appointed a guy with no scientific or engineering degree to oversee the dismantling of EPA and its climate change regulations. Myron Ebell, a guy who claims climate change/global warming is a hoax/myth, a guy who gets paid by COAL COMPANIES to make outrageous claims, a guy who has been called a "fanatical ideologue" and a "clown" by others, will be leading Trump's effort to undo environmental gains that have literally taken decades to achieve.

Photo: Pennywise the Clown by Q, Creative Commons Free to use License

And don't even TRY to tell me Trump has a mandate. The 2.5 million+ more people that voted for his opponent than him will support me on that.

Read the article below, read it and weep. This is just the start of probably even more craziness.

Trump picks "fanatical ideological clown" Myron Ebell to gut EPA, millions of lives may be at risk

Time to turn in that Patagonia fleece for some natural fiber

Didja' ever feel like some people on the environmental left are always turning up their noses toward you with their "holier than thou," smug, bark-eating attitudes? Yeah? Me too, and I've been an environmental professional for over 30 years!

I MEAN, I HAVE ACTUAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA!!! I DIDN'T JUST LOOK SOMETHING UP ON THE INTERNET, OR FOLLOWED THE LATEST TRENDY THING AND DECLARED MYSELF AN EXPERT!

Anyway, it looks as though clothing made from recycled plastic may be as big a problem as microbeads in consumer products. I didn't know this - I guess ya learn something every day, even an old fart like me. Check out the following article for more info:

Is your recycled Patagonia fleece hoodie hurting the environment?