12. Dismantling Protection: A Government Employee Speaks Out
This episode features an employee of a federal land management agency who has much to say about the current administration’s systematic dismantling of programs and laws that have been developed over the years to preserve and restore the health of the environment. According to the Brookings Institution, in this last summer alone the current administration has loosened restrictions on methane emissions from oil wells, undermined the process of determining energy efficiency requirements for appliances, moved to open Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration, and weakened core elements of the Endangered Species Act. On the condition of anonymity, our guest has agreed to share an insider’s view of the relentless attacks being mounted on this matrix of regulations that have taken generations to put into place. Action Points: Incremental approach: Pick one thing you can do, do that, ingrain it in your habits, then pick another thing. Take your own containers for leftovers at restaurants!Practice the discipline of planning: For example, be diligent about keeping a list for the grocery store, go every 2 weeks instead of 3x/week.We invite you to become and Earthkeepers supporter. Please visit the Earthkeepers website, where you can quickly and easily make a tax deductible donation.Key Words: Climate change deniers, climate change, global warming, conservative, Trump, big oil, Paris Accord, Arctic Wildlife Refuge, oil drilling, Clean Water Act, emissions standards, pollution, wetlands, environmental protection, EPA, Environmental Protection AgencyFind us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple