President Trump has been taking steps towards cutting the funding for the programs that Obama put in place to protect the environment, and this is more than likely to have extreme consequences that future generations will suffer from.
The Clean Power Plan is a course of action Obama put into place to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere. Trump views this as something that kills jobs, so he will scrap it as quickly as he can. He promised more jobs in the coal industry, but our currently unsustainable planet is worth more than false promises of jobs. This action will take away all the progress that was made while Obama was in office, and make it more difficult and expensive to reduce the amount of carbon being released. With this will come catastrophic effects, so it should be expected to see drought, species extinction, sea levels rising, and intense heat waves if this is not stopped. Trump has also expressed that he would like to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, which states that the country will take the steps necessary to control global climate change.
Putting climate issues behind, Trump is also removing laws that protect wildlife. Just last Tuesday a bill passed the House stating that it will now be legal to kill hibernating bears and other wildlife in Alaska. They think that this will increase the amount of game animals for hunters, but it is cruel and unnecessary to do so. The planet is already suffering greatly from the effects of animal agriculture, and this change will lead to even more overhunting and overfishing. Not to mention this will be killing innocent animals who aren’t doing these people any harm if left alone. All of this is solely intended to increase profits, but we will see how people react when animals that were once thriving start to die off.
Climate change is very real and the government needs to stop putting this issue on the back burner. Sorry Trump, but climate change isn’t a just a hoax created by the Chinese.
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In a blog post titled "Not a Hoax", my colleague "Political Involvement is Fun(damental)" argues that Trump's plan to cut funding for programs that Obama set in place is a detriment to our nation. Some of these programs include The Clean Power Plan which strives to protect the environment by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the envrionment and strive for a more successful society in relation to saving energy. The author also details Trump's views on the recent bill that permits hunting on bears in hibernation. Like the author, I also agree that this is lawlessness is unfair, for it is useless to kill an animal which does no harm.
The author believes climate change is not just a hoax- and I couldn't agree more. It feels as if Trump's refusal to listen to science is just a way for him to make poor environmental decisions on America's behalf. I believe, like the author, if Trump does not change his views, we will have to pay for the price of ignoring nature's ways. This will be a price even Trump cannot afford.
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