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Project 2025 would exacerbate climate change

Posted 8/9/24

I love my grandchildren, all ten of them.  And I want them to have a future where they can prosper and raise their families.  So, it alarms me when I read many of the policy actions …

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Project 2025 would exacerbate climate change

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I love my grandchildren, all ten of them.  And I want them to have a future where they can prosper and raise their families.  So, it alarms me when I read many of the policy actions described in Project 2025 (described as the Heritage Foundation policy blueprint for the next Republican president).   
For instance, on page 408 it states:  the Administration “Should not use environmental issues like climate change as a reason to stop LNG projects.”  Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) primarily consists of methane which is 30 times worse than carbon dioxide in increasing global temperatures.  While burning LNG is somewhat better than burning coal, burning any carbon or methane-based fuel is extremely harmful.
Candidate Trump disavows knowledge of the document.  However, contributors include six of his cabinet members, four ambassadors, his deputy chief of staff, and about 140 other people who worked in his administration including Stephen Miller, his longtime advisor.  Additionally, the list of authors includes about 240 people connected to Donald Trump either through his administration or business.
 It seems implausible that Mr. Trump is not fully aware of Project 2025.  Since many of his acquaintances are likely to be part of any future administration, continued burning of LNG would likely be a long-term reality. 
Climate change is real to me and will be a life and death reality for my grandchildren.
Keith and Amy Steva
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