USDA's advice to staff on climate change language

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Staff at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been told to avoid using the term climate change in their work, with the officials instructed to reference “weather extremes” instead.

A series of emails obtained by the Guardian between staff at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a USDA unit that oversees farmers’ land conservation, show that the incoming Trump administration has had a stark impact on the language used by some federal employees around climate change.

 

 

 

Avoid → use instead
Climate change → weather extremes
Climate change adaptation → resilience to weather extremes/intense weather events: drought, heavy rain, spring ponding
Reduce greenhouse gases → build soil organic matter, increase nutrient use efficiency
Sequester carbon → build soil organic matter

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/07/usda-climate-change-language-censorship-emails

Edited August 8, 2017 by Il Mango Dulce

[eieio 1,594]

I like it.

 

There is no need to try and tie normal climate change with the man made climate change hoax.

[Boiler 47,707]

Separation of church and state.

[eieio 1,594]

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Separation of church and state.

I often wonder which is the more damaging religion in the long run. The religion of man made global warming or islam? 

[IAMX 3,055]

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Separation of church and state.

Agreed. 

 

Get religion out of government.

[Boiler 47,707]

[Boiler 47,707]

[eieio 1,594]

Kaboom. 

[Dashinka 26,010]

11 hours ago, Boiler said:

Separation of church and state.

 

Exactly!