{"id":30673,"date":"2017-12-12T13:24:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T21:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=30673"},"modified":"2017-12-12T13:24:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T21:24:39","slug":"viva-macron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/12\/viva-macron\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva Macron!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I grew up three blocks from the ocean and one block from the bay.  Being close to nature, I developed a special appreciation for the environment and have long had a strong desire for my world to be ecologically healthy.  I was calling for reductions in greenhouse gasses and the development of green energy, long before it became fashionable to do so.  The infestation of our White House with Dirty Donald is the worst thing that could have happened to mother earth.  It is with great pleasure that I share an act of heroism.<\/font><\/p>\n

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French President Emmanuel Macron, in a not-so-subtle jab at President Trump, has awarded long-term research grants to 18 climate scientists \u2014 13 of them U.S.-based researchers \u2014 to relocate to France and pursue their work with the blessing of a government that doesn’t cast doubt on the threat of climate change.<\/p>\n

The announcement Monday makes good on a pledge<\/a> Macron made earlier this year after the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate accord to offer France as a "second homeland" to climate researchers in order to "make our planet great again<\/strong>."<\/p>\n

Macron’s appeal produced 1,822 applicants, nearly two-thirds from the United States. Candidates had to have a proven track record on climate research and propose a project that would take three to five years to complete. That period roughly matches Trump current term in office.<\/p>\n

Trump has proposed cuts in federal funding for scientific research. As Macron told the winners of the French grants, "we will be there to replace" U.S. support for climate research<\/strong>… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Chris<\/a> Hayes also reported on this.<\/font><\/p>\n