To: Governor Tom Wolf
Tell Gov. Corbett: You can't erase climate change
Just the other week, a new Audubon Society report noted that climate change imperils more than half of U.S. bird—that includes Pennsylvania's state bird the Ruffed Grouse and the Bald eagle.
You can't just ignore this problem or order your staff to delete it off websites to make it disappear. I want you to let the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources highlight how climate change will impact our natural heritage and wildlife on their website—and then get to work solving the problem.
You can't just ignore this problem or order your staff to delete it off websites to make it disappear. I want you to let the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources highlight how climate change will impact our natural heritage and wildlife on their website—and then get to work solving the problem.
Why is this important?
On the heels of the historic People’s Climate March in New York City, it’s clear we still have our work cut out for us: news outlets just reported that Gov. Corbett ordered his natural resources agency to delete all references to climate change from the department’s website. This included removing language stating that climate change is “perhaps the most significant environmental issue facing the world today.”
What's clear is climate change is happening, it's impacting our forests, parks and wildlife—not to mention communities—and we need our elected officials to stop trying to hide the truth and start getting to work.
What's clear is climate change is happening, it's impacting our forests, parks and wildlife—not to mention communities—and we need our elected officials to stop trying to hide the truth and start getting to work.