This petition, to block a climate-science-denier from becoming the head
of the EPA under Trump's administration, needs 96,000 signatures by
December 9th. Please consider signing and distributing it widely.
Bonnie
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Dr. Bonnie Mann
Head and Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1295
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Author:
Sovereign Masculinity: Gender Lessons from the War on Terror (Oxford
University Press, 2014)
Women's Liberation and the Sublime: Feminism, Postmodernism,
Environment (Oxford University Press, 2006)
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Subject: esfaculty: Petition against New Interim U.S. EPA Director
Date: 2016/11/12 10:46
From: Kari M Norgaard <[log in to unmask]>
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>,
"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Dear Colleagues
I am forwarding this email along from Raoul Lievanos our new colleague
in Sociology.
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> FROM: "Raoul S. Lievanos" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> SUBJECT: UOSOCIOLOGY: PETITION AGAINST NEW INTERIM U.S. EPA DIRECTOR
>
> DATE: November 11, 2016 at 1:43:53 PM PST
>
> TO: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Colleagues and Friends,
>
> I’m writing you all in the spirit of continuing our discussion about
> how to work through the post-election results.
>
> As some of you may know through your affiliations with various
> sections of the ASA or through other sources, there is a petition
> circulating to block Donald Trump’s selection of Myron Ebell from
> the Competitive Enterprise Institute (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cei.org_&d=CwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=kj6RJNp2d_vUTxIdbgUYXtRu7WF6sELriKsWt6nTngg&s=h88zn4kJZGlSLZX1s9y0BLh1Cs6vBGWnz1QhKPvHxjA&e= ) to head the
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team. According
> to some, there is a possibility that Ebell would become the future
> U.S. EPA Administrator. Here is a link to the petition:
>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__petitions.whitehouse.gov_petition_do-2Dnot-2Dallow-2Dmyron-2Debell-2Dlead-2Depa-2Dtransition&d=CwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=kj6RJNp2d_vUTxIdbgUYXtRu7WF6sELriKsWt6nTngg&s=0KCwHZTjpR7vadoZdt8346GQh4xwKFtq-M6a7xw1Bt0&e= .
>
>
> Many find this selection problematic because Ebell and the CEI are
> prominent actors in a deceptive movement that seeks to deny and peddle
> skepticism and misinformation regarding the established science of
> climate change and humans’ impact on the changing climate (see, for
> example, Scientific American:
>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.scientificamerican.com_article_trump-2Dpicks-2Dtop-2Dclimate-2Dskeptic-2Dto-2Dlead-2Depa-2Dtransition_&d=CwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=kj6RJNp2d_vUTxIdbgUYXtRu7WF6sELriKsWt6nTngg&s=rXXIy9Z_qPvN2vgl0Uuf21ObNOntGQjVAJ1uKPE7hOY&e= ,
> Vanity Fair: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.vanityfair.com_news_2007_05_skeptic200705&d=CwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=kj6RJNp2d_vUTxIdbgUYXtRu7WF6sELriKsWt6nTngg&s=3fu664h6yYfh2VwlF_J0J6NSSJotCdFIFr61B1uD7Ek&e= , and
> a number of studies by sociologists Riley Dunlap, Aaron McCright,
> Robert Brulle, and Justin Farrell, among others).
>
> I would add that given the perspectives that Ebell espouses, his
> appointment will likely present significant challenges to any
> initiatives that seek to advance principles of environmental justice
> within the EPA. Here’s a link to U.S. EPA’s environmental justice
> page for background information:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.epa.gov_environmentaljustice&d=CwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=kj6RJNp2d_vUTxIdbgUYXtRu7WF6sELriKsWt6nTngg&s=VVFGB1A4Wa6f_Bk6xfWdzqHY-b8robGvKShFK4tgAjY&e= . I can suggest additional
> sources that critically appraise U.S. EPA’s record on environmental
> justice for those who are interested.
>
> The petition to block Trump’s selection of Ebell requires 96,000
> signatures by December 9, 2016, but there is a goal to reach 100,000
> by that time. Please consider signing the petition and forwarding this
> e-mail about the petition throughout your networks.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Raoul
>
> ---
> Raoul S. Liévanos, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> 640 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall
> Department of Sociology
> 1291 University of Oregon
> Eugene, OR 97403-1291
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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