cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28131779

In addition to “climate change” and “green,” EERE forbid officials from using “emissions” to avoid the implication that they are a negative. Climate change is caused by rising greenhouse gas emissions, which is driven primarily by burning oil, coal and natural gas for energy.

Other terms officials must ditch include “energy transition,” “sustainability/sustainable,” “‘clean’ or ‘dirty’ energy,” “Carbon/CO2 ‘Footprint’” and “Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies.”

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[–] [S] 54 points 1 year ago (5 children)

They're just working up to banning science.

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  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    They have morons on both sides already eager to do that for them.

    Remember when science could be debated? Now we just have to accept everything as fact without question if it supports the correct agenda.

    Questioning science gets you banned, lol. It may as well be religion at that point.

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Remember when science could be debated? Now we just have to accept everything as fact without question if it supports the correct agenda.

    Questioning science gets you banned, lol. It may as well be religion at that point.

    Questioning what science gets you banned from what, by whom? Scientists question science all the time. That's how it progresses. You'd need to give examples to explain what you're referring to. And can you give an example when we're expected to simply "accept everything as fact without question"?

    Edit: It has been a day. I guess there are no examples coming.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    If one side of a discussion on facts has data and the other has opinions what is there to debate?

    I remember a time when hard data was debatable - it was ten minutes ago. We're trapped in a timeline where data is disregarded in favour of comfortable lies.

    Why address climate change if one can instead engage in mass self-deception.

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