{"id":22907,"date":"2017-02-21T20:35:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T01:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=22907"},"modified":"2017-02-21T20:35:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T01:35:38","slug":"hell-to-pay-if-trump-targets-epa-climate-science-says-u-s-chamber-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=22907","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHell to pay\u201d if Trump targets EPA climate science, says U.S. Chamber official"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero-posts\">\n<div id=\"post-4084\" class=\"with-featured-image hero-post post-4084 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-chamber-of-commerce tag-christopher-guith tag-clean-air-act tag-endangerment-finding tag-epa tag-florida-power-light tag-institute-for-21st-century-energy tag-nextera-energy tag-republican-attorneys-general-association tag-scott-pruitt tag-trump tag-u-s-chamber-of-commerce\">\n<div class=\"container hero-container\">\n<div class=\"hero-text\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/u-s-chamber-official-hell-pay-trump-targets-epa-climate-science\/\">\u201cHell to pay\u201d if Trump targets EPA climate science, says U.S. Chamber official<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A senior official with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned that if Trump tries to rescind the EPA\u2019s endangerment finding for greenhouse gasses, it will be a \u201chuge, huge buzzsaw\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-date\">A senior energy official at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently warned that there will be \u201chell to pay\u201d if the Trump administration tries to rescind the EPA\u2019s science-based endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"hfeed site container\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<article id=\"post-4084\" class=\"post full-post post-4084 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-chamber-of-commerce tag-christopher-guith tag-clean-air-act tag-endangerment-finding tag-epa tag-florida-power-light tag-institute-for-21st-century-energy tag-nextera-energy tag-republican-attorneys-general-association tag-scott-pruitt tag-trump tag-u-s-chamber-of-commerce\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In typical U.S. Chamber fashion, Christopher Guith dismissed current concerns about climate change as based on \u201creligion\u201d \u2013 not \u201cscientific facts\u201d \u2013 while speaking at a January 26th event\u00a0in the coal state of Kentucky. Guith\u00a0is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyxxi.org\/christopher-guith\">senior vice president for policy<\/a>\u00a0at the U.S. Chamber\u2019s Institute for 21st Century Energy.<\/p>\n<p>But Guith conceded that carbon dioxide emissions are likely to ultimately be regulated under the Clean Air Act.\u00a0He also said that \u201csoccer moms and soccer dads\u201d will make the Trump administration pay if it goes after the EPA\u2019s endangerment finding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4089\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter no-underline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4089 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n.jpg 650x, http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n-300x189.jpg 300x\" width=\"650\" height=\"409\" data-attachment-id=\"4089\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/u-s-chamber-official-hell-pay-trump-targets-epa-climate-science\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,409\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n-300x189.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.energyandpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16832175_10202678651082969_9006719391208860678_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">As predicted, Americans are taking to the streets in large numbers to defend science against attacks by the Trump administration, as seen on this photo that was posted on social.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guith\u2019s comments belie the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2017_policy_priorities_-_2.8.17.pdf\">official policy priorities for 2017<\/a>, which include plans to, \u201cOppose EPA efforts to regulate greenhouse gases under the existing Clean Air Act, including the endangerment finding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His\u00a0remarks came last last month during a question and answer session on the future of energy policy under the Trump administration at an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kychamber.com\/events\/energy\/agenda\">event<\/a>\u00a0hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Guith\u2019s comments were captured by a representative of the Energy and Policy Institute who attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHell to pay\u201d if Trump targets EPA climate science, says U.S. Chamber official A senior official with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned that if Trump tries to rescind the EPA\u2019s endangerment finding for greenhouse gasses, it will be a \u201chuge, huge buzzsaw\u201d. 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