The CDC has cancelled a conference on climate change scheduled for March, over claims by the Trump administration that there is no proof man-made global warming exists. The health agency has refused to give the exact reasons for the cancellation, but according to a co-sponsor, the Centers for Disease and Prevention are concerned that the Trump administration’s clear belief that man-made global warming “is a crock” was enough for them to cancel the event. Nbcnews.com reports: The incoming administration did not ask or order that the meeting be canceled, said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. “They had no idea whether the new administration would be supportive,” said Benjamin, whose group was a co-sponsor of the event with the CDC. Rather, the decision was “a strategic retreat,” intended to head off a possible last minute cancellation or other repercussions from Trump officials who may prove hostile to spending money on climate change science, Benjamin said Monday. “They decided the better part of valor was to stop and regroup” until it could be discussed with Trump’s new health leadership, Benjamin said. A new CDC director has not been named. Benjamin called the decision understandable but worrisome. He was echoed by [...]
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