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Reflecting the Trump administration’s priorities, the Environmental Protection Agency has now removed all information about climate change from its home page and other prominent areas of its website.

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[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

[When we abandon the scientific process and choose whatever conclusion best suits our whims, preferences, or proclivities, the underlying scientific reality doesn’t stop being true. We simply suffer the consequences that come along with choosing a less-than-optimal path for dealing with the very real problems that we’re facing.]

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/government-censored-science-ussr-usa/

[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All the flap about Greenland is a clear admission that serious climate change is coming, though.

He just believes his supporters aren't capable of reading that out.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

I'm not sure yet.

Don’t look up

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yo! if there’s an EPA employee reading this who did this “just following orders?”

fuck you buddy! go breathe in smog.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But this is what they voted for. Why defy the American people?

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 4 points 18 hours ago

voter repression

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I too like burying my head in the sand in an effort to maximize profits. Money money money.

[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

It's so obvious it hurts. Art of the deal: fuck everybody who isn't me.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

what's left on the web site? a single 'under construction' page?

[–] towerful@programming.dev 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Geocities animated gif style "under construction", no less

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And the mandatory visit counter

[–] blame@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well I guess it doesn't exist then

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 21 points 2 days ago

We did it Patrick! We solved climate change!

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

You can remove any problem by multiplying it by zero!

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How does that work, I hope that whatever happened during previous administration is still archived somehow.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

With how determined some people are with archiving, id be surprised if it wasn't.

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget these people are also very determined to destroy it all !

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's a really vast generalization to make about their beliefs. I remember stumbling across the subreddit for some of these data hoarder people and it seems most of them just want backups of historical data

Edit: I just realized you mightve been talking about the trump administration being determined to destroy it. Here's hoping there are too many copies for that to happen 🤞

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm talking about religious people wanting to destroy scientific records and books.

I for sure hope that with the digital age, we will be able to backup/copy/save as much as possible. Because they are here to destroy it.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I have faith in the intentions and capabilities of those who seek to maintain it. ❤️ all i can do really at this point

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

We should bakc everything onto pirate bay

[–] admin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

So Los Angeles sky is gonna look like in the 70s again?