Scientists Question Jerry Brown’s Claims Again

Scientists Question Jerry Brown’s Claims Again

by Joel B. Pollak 1 Nov 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/01/scientists-question-jerry-browns-claims-again/

Scientists are questioning California Gov. Jerry Brown’s judgment on the environment–for the second time in as many weeks.

California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Saturday regarding millions of “dead and dying trees,” according to a statement released by his office.

“Four years of drought have made trees in many regions of California susceptible to infestation by native bark beetles, which are normally constrained by the defense mechanisms of healthy trees,” the statement said. “The United States Forest Service recently estimated that more than 22 million trees have already died in California due to current conditions.”

Brown had written to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to request aid for what he called “the worst epidemic of tree mortality in its modern history,” requiring “action on all fronts.”

Brown said that the proliferation of dead trees could pose additional danger for California wildfires.

However, some environmentalists disputed the governor’s scientific assertions. The New York Times reports:

Brian Nowicki of the Center for Biological Diversity said Mr. Brown was conflating dead trees with wildfire risk when there is not a clear connection. He said maintaining forests for wildlife habitat was crucial in dealing with the effects of climate change.

“This oversimplifies a process and a look at the forest that could confound meaningful ways to manage our forests,” Mr. Nowicki said.

The center, a national conservation group, also questioned the need to suspend state environmental laws, which require public input.

Scientists also corrected Gov. Brown last month when he blamed climate change for the recent California wildfires.

United States Forest Service

USDA Forest Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Note: Tom Vilsack is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Barack Obama administration, a friend of Hillary Rodham Clinton, was a chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank), and was a director at the Jobs for America's Graduates.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a friend of Tom Vilsack, married to William J. Clinton, and was a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Progressive Policy Institute is an affiliated think tank with the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank).

William J. Clinton was the chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank), Paul Weinstein Jr. was his special assistant, is married to Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project, and Paul Weinstein Jr. was his senior adviser.

Paul Weinstein Jr. was Albert A. Gore Jr’s senior adviser, William J. Clinton’s special assistant, a senior fellow at the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank), and is senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute.

Progressive Policy Institute is an affiliated think tank with the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank).

Charles S. Robb was the chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank), a chair for the Jobs for America's Graduates, and a member of the Iraq Study Group.

Lee H. Hamilton was a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group, and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).  

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was a member of the Iraq Study Group, is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Daniel R. Glickman was a senior adviser at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, the secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is a director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.  

Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Kathleen L. Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the California state government treasurer.

Jerry Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s brother, California state government governor, and Nancy E. McFadden is his executive secretary for legislation.

Nancy E. McFadden is Jerry Brown’s executive secretary for legislation, and was Albert A. Gore Jr’s deputy chief of staff.

Albert A. Gore Jr.’s deputy chief of staff was Nancy E. McFadden, Paul Weinstein Jr. was his senior adviser, and is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project.

Theodore Roosevelt IV is a director at the Climate Reality Project, a governing council member for the Wilderness Society, and was a trustee at Trout Unlimited.

Richard C. Blum is a governing council member for the Wilderness Society, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Mark E. Rey is a lobbyist for Trout Unlimited, was a VP for the American Forest and Paper Association, an executive director for the American Forest Resource Alliance, a VP for the National Forest Products Association, a staffer for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the undersecretary for the USDA Forest Service.

USDA Forest Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Tom Vilsack is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Barack Obama administration, a friend of Hillary Rodham Clinton, was a chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank), and was a director at the Jobs for America's Graduates.

Charles S. Robb was a chair for the Jobs for America's Graduates, a member of the Iraq Study Group, and the chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank).  

Progressive Policy Institute is an affiliated think tank with the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank).

William J. Clinton was the chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council (think tank), Paul Weinstein Jr. was his special assistant, is married to Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.