PA DEP Sec. Believes in Global Warming (Amidst Record-Cold Days)
By all accounts Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Protection, Pat McDonnell, is doing a reasonably good job (see Gov. Wolf Nominates Pat McDonnell to Head PA DEP, Finally). He's certainly much less confrontational than his predecessor (see Smoking Gun: Copy of the Email that Got John Quigley Fired). However, McDonnell professes to believe in man-made global warming. He recently said that addressing "climate change" remains a "top priority" for the Gov. Wolf administration. Whatever. What's somewhat disturbing is that PA intends to go well beyond federal guidelines when it comes to restricting "carbon-causing" activity in the state. However, what we find amusing is that as McDonnell mouthed his words about global warming, we are in one of the coldest of cold snaps to hit the northeast in several years. Way below the average temp for this time of year. Ah, Mr. Secretary, tell us again how human activity is causing Mom Earth to toast...
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