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It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
The Energy Department has added āclimate change,ā āgreenā and ādecarbonizationā to its growing ālist of words to avoidā at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, according to an email issued Friday and obtained by POLITICO.
The words on the DOE list are at the heart of EEREās mission: It is the governmentās largest investor in technologies that help reduce heat-trapping emissions that cause climate change as well as the hazardous pollution from fossil fuels. It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay the realities of climate change.
āPlease ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid ā and continue to be conscientious about avoiding any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administrationās perspectives and priorities,ā the directive from acting director of external affairs Rachel Overbey said.
For real! Moving is so hard. Because you need to find somewhere to live, somewhere to work, and how to move all your possessions, usually with a very small window of time, as you need to keep bringing money in to stay afloat. Not to mention the sheer cost of moving - overlapping rent/mortgage payments, renting a truck, etc. And then there is all the logistical hassle - starting and stopping utilities, updating ID, changing addresses for important accounts.
And all that is just within the country. Leaving entirely, especially to live and work somewhere else, is even more difficult than all of that! Not to mention, then youāre likely leaving behind all social connections you have, and you may need to learn a new language.
People who go āif you hate it so much, or you donāt feel safe, just leaveā have no idea what theyāre talking about
They think we can just show up in another country and live there. That thatās our right, as white people or something, because they certainly donāt extend that kind of hospitality to brown people who show up here.