Ironically, the Trump Administration's climate denial and pullout of the Paris Climate Agreement and expansion of coal, oil and fracked gas on public lands mean we are more likely to see more powerful storms. Trump and Zinke are also a threat to public lands having crafted a plan to vastly reduce the size of national monuments (protected public lands) across the country.We're at @EvergladesNPS protesting Trump Admin plundering of public land & climate denial as @SecretaryZinke tours climate-charged impacts. pic.twitter.com/GHBSrD7nM9— Sierra Club Florida (@SierraClubFL) October 7, 2017
Diana Umpierre, Everglades Organizer for the Sierra Club, who attended the rally responded:
“The threat of climate change is real—and the damaging effects can already be clearly seen in the Everglades. Even as the Secretary surveys the damage from Irma, we know that the forecast calls for more frequent, extreme storms. We are going to lose the Everglades if Trump and Zinke expand drilling for oil and gas and revive the coal industry. Burning more fossil fuels means the end for the Everglades and South Florida."
The protest was covered by WLTV Channel 23 Univision.
We protested @SecretaryZinke at @EvergladesNPS today for Trump Admin's climate denial & plundering of public lands for fossil fuels. pic.twitter.com/T5ay6g7Ooy— Sierra Club Florida (@SierraClubFL) October 7, 2017
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