Ties to Putin Are Nothing Compared to Rex Tillerson's Vast Climate Crimes | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
"A reminder that the biggest problem w/ #RexTillerson isn't his ties w/Putin; it's his lifelong mission to crash the climate." -- Naomi Klein
" In a scene straight from a "dystopian movie script," President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday officially tapped Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his Secretary of State, thus elevating someone whose "lifelong mission is to crash the climate" to one of world's most influential and powerful government positions.
While many pundits and mainstream media outlets are objecting to Tillerson due to his business dealings and reported friendliness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, environmentalists and social justice advocates made it clear the threat posed by his nomination is far more menacing.
In the official press statement, Trump's transition team says that as head of the State Department, the career oil tycoon "will be a forceful and clear-eyed advocate for America's vital national interests, and help reverse years of misguided foreign policies and actions that have weakened America's security and standing in the world."
Paired with the incoming president's pledges to dismantle global climate agreements and open up vast areas to more oil and gas drilling, those words rang ominous to the many environmental groups who were aghast over Tillerson's nomination. "
