1/12/2016

Why Are Climate Deniers Campaigning for Britain to Leave the EU?

Why Are Climate Deniers Campaigning for Britain to Leave the EU? | DeSmog UK:
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Coal baron and Times columnist Matt Ridley chimed in on 4 January, with an article titled “Don’t Blame Climate Change For These Floods”. Like Delingpole, he pointed to the EU Water Framework Directive which prohibits governments from dredging rivers.
This was followed by former environment secretary Owen Paterson who presented the same argument on BBC Radio Four, saying that leaving the EU will help protect the country from flood damage. During the 2014 flooding Paterson was criticised by the then environment shadow secretary Maria Eagle for letting his climate denial 'blind him' to the dangers of future flooding.

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