Fmr. Science Envoy: It Was Time To Step away After Trump’s Arizona Rally Showed Science Was Not on the Agenda

Velshi A science envoy ░░░░░░░░ has resigned from the ░░░░░░░░ Department has a not ░░░░░░░░ subtle message for President ░░░░░░░░ The first letter of ░░░░░░░░ paragraph in Daniel Kach ░░░░░░░░ resignation spells out the ░░░░░░░░ impeach Kachb is a ░░░░░░░░ of energy at uc ░░░░░░░░ he writes quote particularly ░░░░░░░░ to me is how ░░░░░░░░ response to Charlottesville is ░░░░░░░░ with a broader pattern ░░░░░░░░ behavior that enables sexism ░░░░░░░░ racism and zrards the ░░░░░░░░ of all Americans the ░░░░░░░░ community and the planet ░░░░░░░░ kafb is with me ░░░░░░░░ Was it Charlottesville that ░░░░░░░░ your resignation or was ░░░░░░░░ the fact that you ░░░░░░░░ a scientist in the ░░░░░░░░ Administration and was frustrated ░░░░░░░░ the stuff that was ░░░░░░░░ done by this administration ░░░░░░░░ you didn t agree ░░░░░░░░ KAMMEN Right It was ░░░░░░░░ the latter The president ░░░░░░░░ from the Paris climate ░░░░░░░░ that the U S ░░░░░░░░ played such a big ░░░░░░░░ in brokering was a ░░░░░░░░ problem for me That ░░░░░░░░ contra convenience my mandate ░░░░░░░░ work on energy and ░░░░░░░░ issues in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ and Africa And as ░░░░░░░░ read the pattern of ░░░░░░░░ following the attack in ░░░░░░░░ was very much unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ line with that And ░░░░░░░░ the president s speech ░░░░░░░░ Arizona really showed that ░░░░░░░░ based action and bringing ░░░░░░░░ together to up lift ░░░░░░░░ was not in my ░░░░░░░░ on the agenda right ░░░░░░░░ So it was time ░░░░░░░░ step away Velshi Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the role ░░░░░░░░ science plays at the ░░░░░░░░ of state in particular ░░░░░░░░ you were and in ░░░░░░░░ government as a whole ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard a ░░░░░░░░ of things anecdotally about ░░░░░░░░ administration sort of scrubbing ░░░░░░░░ references to climate science ░░░░░░░░ things like that But ░░░░░░░░ role does how important ░░░░░░░░ it that someone like ░░░░░░░░ was in the department ░░░░░░░░ state KAMMEN Well I ░░░░░░░░ it s very important ░░░░░░░░ have the role of ░░░░░░░░ well represented and across ░░░░░░░░ of state EPA housing ░░░░░░░░ urban development all those ░░░░░░░░ have really exceptional teams ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure on science on ░░░░░░░░ and those teams are ░░░░░░░░ being weakened right now ░░░░░░░░ the discussions about potentially ░░░░░░░░ large budget cuts in ░░░░░░░░ future really drive good ░░░░░░░░ away from those agencies ░░░░░░░░ I m not an ░░░░░░░░ of the State Department ░░░░░░░░ am a private citizen ░░░░░░░░ in conjunction from the ░░░░░░░░ But I just don ░░░░░░░░ see from this administration ░░░░░░░░ recognition of the huge ░░░░░░░░ that science and technology ░░░░░░░░ played in our country ░░░░░░░░ far Some of it ░░░░░░░░ symbolic but the series ░░░░░░░░ e mails obtained by ░░░░░░░░ guardian between stf at ░░░░░░░░ national resources conservation service ░░░░░░░░ is a U S ░░░░░░░░ of aurgt unit is ░░░░░░░░ that staffers government employees ░░░░░░░░ words like climate change ░░░░░░░░ they want to change ░░░░░░░░ change to weather extremes ░░░░░░░░ greenhouse gasses becomes build ░░░░░░░░ organic matter increase nutrient ░░░░░░░░ efficiency Sequester carbon is ░░░░░░░░ replaced with build soil ░░░░░░░░ matter So scientist how ░░░░░░░░ does this stuff matter ░░░░░░░░ does matter because this ░░░░░░░░ literally putting your head ░░░░░░░░ the warj sand if ░░░░░░░░ will The global community ░░░░░░░░ spoken about the reality ░░░░░░░░ climate change and that ░░░░░░░░ are causing it and ░░░░░░░░ not just science and ░░░░░░░░ but also innovation bringing ░░░░░░░░ behavioral issues bringing in ░░░░░░░░ sciences This is really ░░░░░░░░ to not just solving ░░░░░░░░ problems but to building ░░░░░░░░ better larger more energetic ░░░░░░░░ job creating economy And ░░░░░░░░ I m seeing from ░░░░░░░░ White House is stepping ░░░░░░░░ from the basic idea ░░░░░░░░ we re a nation ░░░░░░░░ notice varts and creators ░░░░░░░░ that s just a ░░░░░░░░ loss for the country ░░░░░░░░ for the global community ░░░░░░░░ thank you I want ░░░░░░░░ thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ on this And before ░░░░░░░░ go I just want ░░░░░░░░ show our viewers that ░░░░░░░░ Trump s 2018 budget ░░░░░░░░ got some remarkableel steep ░░░░░░░░ to the Environmental Protection ░░░░░░░░ Eliminating major regional programs ░░░░░░░░ EPA s led risk ░░░░░░░░ program and it cuts ░░░░░░░░ for superfund clean ums ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ you.