Florida scientists: Don't say "climate change" in study on climate change

Florida scientist told to remove words ‘climate change’ from study on climate change

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But then, on Jan. 27, a message popped into her inbox. Subject: “Paper Review.” And Radke realized she wasn’t through with Florida yet. In fact, she was about to get dragged into what has now become a national scandal over an alleged “unwritten policy” among some Florida state environmental offices that forbids the use of terms like “climate change” and “global warming” in official correspondence.

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“We were told not to use the terms ‘climate change,’ ‘global warming,’ or ‘sustainability,’” Christopher Byrd, an attorney with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from 2008 until 2013, told the investigative outfit. “That message was communicated to me and my colleagues by our superiors in the Office of General Counsel.”

Maybe if we just don't say it out loud it'll go away?

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