Showing posts with label Sam Clovis nominee for chief scientist for Dept. of Agriculture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sam Clovis nominee for chief scientist for Dept. of Agriculture. Show all posts

Friday, September 1, 2017

Tell your Senators: Trump’s pick of an unqualified, anti-science talk show host with no credible science, policy, or agriculture background is unacceptable

In yet another attack on science, President Trump has nominated Sam Clovis — a radio talk show host with no scientific or agricultural background and a history of making racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks — to be the chief scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 
Clovis is an admitted climate change “skeptic”, saying that climate science is “junk science” and “not proven.” [1] Farmers need USDA to help them address and adapt to a changing climate, not stick its head in the sand. We all know agriculture has a big role to play in being a solution to climate change, but that won’t happen with Clovis at the helm of scientific research.
The position Clovis has been nominated for oversees a budget of nearly $3 billion and is responsible for agriculture and natural resource issues. The Farm Bill requires that the person in this position be a scientist, stating that the nominee "shall be appointed by the President . . . from among distinguished scientists with specialized training or significant experience in agricultural research, education, and economics.” [2] He's not an agricultural scientist, nor is he an agricultural economist. In short, he is simply not qualified for this position. 
To make matters worse, Clovis has a history of making racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks. Clovis has made racist remarks about former President Obama, former Attorney General Eric Holder, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, and Van Jones, among others; sexist remarks about House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and all Democratic women; and compared protecting marriage equality and LGBTQ rights to protecting pedophilia [3][4].
- The Center for Food Safety team
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Ask your members of Congress to oppose Sam Clovis, an openly racist and anti-science nominee to serve as chief scientist for the Department of Agriculture


A series of just leaked emails shows officials at Trump’s Department of Agriculture telling staff to avoid the words “climate change” and “reduce greenhouse gases” in their work. This is part of the Trump administration’s larger efforts to brush the reality of climate pollution under the rug.

Now Trump has appointed Sam Clovis, an openly racist and anti-science nominee to serve as chief scientist for the Department of Agriculture. Thank you for signing our petition to all Senators demanding they oppose his confirmation.

Please, call your Senators. Here’s a sample script:

Hi, my name is _________, and I am your constituent calling from _______. (Give address too) I am calling to ask Senator _______ to strongly oppose the confirmation of Sam Clovis to be U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. Sam Clovis’ track record of climate denial and his history of deeply offensive racist writings make him unqualified for the post. Please, confirm that Senator ______ opposes his confirmation.

Sen. Flake's Tucson Office:
520-575-8633
Fax: 520-797-3232
https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-jeff

Sen. McCain's Tucson Office:Main:
(520) 670-6334
Fax: (855) 952-8702
https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form


References:

US federal department is censoring use of term 'climate change', emails reveal, The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/07/usda-climate-change-language-censorship-emails

Trump nominee Sam Clovis blasted progressives as 'race traders' and 'race traitors' in old blog posts, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/politics/kfile-sam-clovis-blog-posts/index.html

Climate Hawks Vote: Stop Sam Clovis
http://act.climatehawksvote.com/stopclovis?referrer_id=1886723
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