Dem Senate Min. Leader Schumer: Trump tells Earth to ‘drop dead’
BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) cast President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement as the president telling the Earth to “drop dead.” Schumer posted a mock newspaper page on Twitter that said “Trump to Earth: Drop Dead,” shortly after Trump’s formal announcement. The mockup also featured the headlines: “U.S. No […]
‘Failure Of Paris Climate Deal Was Inevitable’
GWPF: Failure Of Paris Climate Deal Was Inevitable Fatally Flawed Deal Faces Same Fate As Kyoto Protocol The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) regards the decision by the US administration to withdraw from the Paris climate accord as the inevitable outcome of a fatally flawed process. GWPF director Dr Benny Peiser said: “The Paris climate agreement was […]
TRUMP: ‘Paris’ less about climate, more about others gaining advantage over US
Trump: ‘I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris’
By JILL COLVIN AND JULIE PACE Associated Press JUN 1, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would try to negotiate […]
Democrat Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer: Trump’s Paris exit a ‘traitorous act of war’
by John Siciliano Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer called President Trump a traitor if he makes good on his promise and exits the Paris climate change agreement 1.00 Trump Pulls the US Out of the Paris Climate Accord Watch Full Screen “If Trump pulls the US out of the #ParisAgreement he will be committing a […]
CNN: Trump on Paris accord: ‘We’re getting out’
By Kevin Liptak and Jim Acosta, CNN Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord Thursday, a major step that fulfills a campaign promise while seriously dampening global efforts to curb global warming. The decision amounts to a rebuttal of the worldwide effort to pressure Trump to remain a […]
BBC: Trump announces US will withdraw from UN Paris Climate deal
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to negotiate a new deal that would not disadvantage the US would begin. Mr Trump said during last year’s presidential election campaign that he would take the step to help his country’s oil and coal industries. […]
Hulk Actor Mark Ruffalo: ‘Trump will have the death of whole nations on his hands’
Via: http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/05/31/celebrities-react-trump-pulling-us-out-paris-accord-climate-agreement/ By Jason Brow “If this is true,” Mark Ruffalo, 49, said after hearing reports that Trump will tear up the Paris agreement, “he will have the death of whole nations on his hands.” Don Cheadle, 52, was more sarcastic in his approach when blasting the president. He retweeted Trump’s comments on how his kids – especially Barron Trump, […]
Watch Live: Trump’s announcement of UN Paris Climate Pact
Via New York Times: “In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord but begin negotiations to reenter either the Paris accord or an entirely new transaction on terms that are fair to the United States,” the president said. “We […]
It’s Over! White House Confirms Trump Will Announce U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord
Via: http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-will-announce-us-withdrawal-from-paris-accord The United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump will announce at a Rose Garden speech this afternoon. On a conference call with Capitol Hill staffers ahead of the speech, White House energy policy adviser Michael Catanzaro confirmed that “the United States is getting out of the Paris agreement.” […]