Energy Dept. rejects Trumps request to name climate change workers, who remain worried
Source: Washington Post
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Energy Dept. rejects Trumps request to name climate change workers, who remain worried
By Joe Davidson Columnist December 13 at 7:00 AM
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Global warming its a hoax. ... Donald Trump has said that more than once. ... So its understandable that the request by the president-elects transition team for the names of individual Energy Department employees and contractors who worked on the issue makes them worry that the trick could be on them.
There is major concern amongst my members, said Jeff Eagan, president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) chapter at the departments headquarters building in Washington. Hes also a 17-year Energy employee, but was speaking in his union capacity. I have received lots of calls, emails, messages expressing shock and dismay.
The scientists and their colleagues at Energy know global warming is real. What they dont know is what Trump might do to those whose work has been in line with the science and the Obama administration, which has spoken about the urgent imperatives of climate change. ... Perhaps Trumps crew will do nothing. Trump more recently has said he has an open mind about global warming, so maybe hes discarding his flat-earth approach to the subject. Nonetheless, the transition teams request to provide a list of all Department of Energy employees or contractors who have attended certain climate change meetings casts a shroud of apprehension over the workforce. The transition team ignored a request for comment.
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On the question of providing names, Energy officials resolutely rejected the request, while reassuring workers. ... “The Department of Energy received significant feedback from our workforce throughout the department, including the National Labs, following the release of the transition team’s questions. Some of the questions asked left many in our workforce unsettled,” said Eben Burnham-Snyder, a department spokesman. “Our career workforce, including our contractors and employees at our labs, comprise the backbone of DOE (Department of Energy) and the important work our department does to benefit the American people. We are going to respect the professional and scientific integrity and independence of our employees at our labs and across our department. ... “We will be forthcoming with all publically-available information with the transition team. We will not be providing any individual names to the transition team.” Burnham-Snyder’s email had the last sentence in boldface for emphasis.
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Add Argonne Nat'l Lab to your list. I worked there in the 70's. It was one of the country's largest fissionable plutonium repositories at the time. And yes, security was rather tight.
But idiot Perry wants to eliminate the DOE.
they'll say these agencies aren't doing enough work, and then eliminate them completely.
We all need to repeatedly tell Trump and the GOP to go screw themselves
