Donald Trump has picked climate deniers for every environment and energy related position in his cabinet -- from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, to Big Oil puppet Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator. It's up to the US Senate to stop Trump's Climate Denier Cabinet, and keep our government out of the hands of Big Oil.
Hey there folks,
If you’ve got about 3 free minutes and a phone, a lot of people would be very thankful if you took a minute to cal you senators to let them know that at least four of Trump’s selections for cabinet are, in the most plain language possible, absolutely terrible choices.
Rex Tillerson- tapped to be the next Secretary of State, Tillerson is currently the CEO of ExxonMobil, the company that has brought you dozens of oil spills and billions of tons of greenhouse gases. If an oil company executive in charge of the United States’ foreign policy doesn’t scream “conflict of interest,” please, read on.
Scott Pruitt- in line to be the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Pruitt is Oklahoma’s Attorney General and is best known for... trying, repeatedly and unsuccessfully, to sue the Environmental Protection Agency.
Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas and supported of the Dakota Access Pipeline, is the pick for the head of the Department of Energy. Yes, the guy who relies on fossil fuels to the point of displacing people could be in charge of this country’s energy resources, which basically means “fuck you” to renewables and “drill on” to petroleum.
And finally, the charismatic Ryan Zinke to head the Department of the Interior. Zinke’s favorite activities include trying to convince The Department of the Interior to allow folks to mine coal, pump oil, and extract gas from public lands, like national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. I don’t particularly want this guy in charge of public lands.
So: clink on the link above, and in less time than it took you to read that, you can tell your senators why these appointments will have disastrous consequences not only for Americans but for billions of others around the world.