Source: Jonathan H Harsch, AGRI-PULSE, 1/19/17

A major question arising this week during confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet picks is whether his administration, which takes office on Friday, will accept and act on the scientific consensus that climate change is a clear and present danger - or reflect Trump's climate-change skepticism.  A National Academy of Sciences report released last week warns that “changes in CO2 emissions today may affect economic outcomes for centuries to come.”

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