EPA to actually hold 'red-team' climate debates, in a new level of 'head-in-the-sand

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EPA to actually hold 'red-team' climate debates, in a new level of 'head-in-the-sand bullshit'
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In what many climate scientists see as a direct assault on the scientific process, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan to hold so-called "red team, blue team" climate science debates.

The plan, which was first reported by ClimateWire (https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/30/stories/1060056858) on Friday morning and then detailed by the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/climate/scott-pruitt-climate-change-red-team.html?smid=tw-nytclimate&smtyp=cur&_r=0), would involve government-appointed experts chosen with the help of Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and an outspoken climate denier.*

In an indication of who the plan may be intended to favor, it was reportedly first unveiled to coal company executives at a meeting of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity on Thursday. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/epa-pruitt-to-hold-red-team-climate-debate/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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