Scientists Question
Jerry Brown’s Claims Again
by Joel B. Pollak 1 Nov 2015
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.
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