by Ari Natter , Christopher Flavelle , and Jennifer A Dlouhy
Bloomberg
The White House is considering establishing a presidential committee to assess the consensus of scientists and the Pentagon that climate change poses a national security threat, according to a person familiar with the plan.
The move, being spearheaded by William Happer, a physicist and National Security Council senior director who has touted the benefits of carbon dioxide emissions, could give climate skeptics a platform to push back against conclusions reached by Pentagon and other agencies within Trump’s own administration that climate change is a major national security threat…
“It’s a great idea, spearheaded by a great guy,” said Steve Milloy, a [Senior Policy Fellow for E&E Legal and founder of Junkscience.com]. “Sounds like the dishonest/know-nothing climate bedwetters in the national security apparatus — as well as those across the federal government — are about to get schooled in CO2 reality.”
