With his latest cabinet woof , Donald Trump has powerfully signaled that his government will do little to combat climate alteration , which he once calleda hoax invented by the Chinese . If the President - elect tries to give up climate research , however , California ’s Governor haspromised to fight down him at every turning .
In a barnburner oral communication on Wednesday , Governor Jerry Brown vowed to defy any endeavor by the future President to “ mess with ” the state ’s world skill programs , telling a mathematical group of geophysicist in San Francisco , “ We will persevere . ”
“ We ’ve got the scientists , we ’ve got the lawyers and we ’re ready to fight , ” Brown told the American Geophysical Union to risky applause . “ If Trump turns off the satellites , California will launch its own damn satellite . ”
In a op - ed last month , a older Trump advisor suggest gutting NASA’svital Earth scientific discipline division , which he characterise as “ politically correct environmental monitoring . ” On Wednesday , Brown invoked his ( primitively mock ) “ Governor Moonbeam ” nickname to illustrate California ’s commitment to such research , saying , “ I did n’t get that moniker for nothing . ”
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“ Judged by measures of gross domestic production of over $ 2.2 trillion , we ’re the 5th or 6th largest economic system in the humankind and we got a lot of firepower , ” said Brown . “ We will position the stagecoach . We ’ll set the example . And whatever Washington think they are doing , California is the future . ”
In the same address , Brown blast Rick Perry , the clime alteration - interrogate former governor of Texas who Trump recently tapped tohead the Department of Energy .
“ Rick , I got some newsworthiness for you , ” say Brown . “ California is growing a hell of a bunch quicker than Texas . And we ’ve got more sun than you have oil . ”
[ Sacramento Bee ]
CaliforniaClimate changeDonald TrumpGlobal heating
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