Climate Change Skeptic Nominated to Lead White House Environmental Council
Kathleen Harnett White has been nominated to chair the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). She is director of a conservative think tank and a former chair and member of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Harnett White has been a vocal defender of fossil fuels and has questioned the science underlying climate change on numerous occasions. Among her beliefs on the matter are that “carbon dioxide has none of the characteristics of a pollutant that could harm human health” and that we don’t know the extent that humans are contributing to climate change, but “it’s not likely to be very much.”
CEQ is part of the White House and coordinates environmental efforts across the federal government. The head of CEQ is a position that is subject to Senate confirmation.
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