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POLITICS 04/20/2018 08:40 pm ET "To debunk science and walk away from it is ridiculous," the former mayor said. By Mary Papenfuss Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg lashed Scott Pruitt for failing to protect the environment in a “Face the Nation” interview set to air Sunday. After Bloomberg unleashed a litany of criticism about the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, program host Margaret Brennan told him: “It sounds like you’re saying he’s not doing the job that he should be doing.” Bloomberg responded: “I don’t think there’s any question about that. His job is to protect the environment and he has walked away 100 percent from that, saying the ‘environment doesn’t need protection, I’m going to protect jobs.’ That’s not his job.” He added that Pruitt’s “policies are not good for the world. To debunk science and walk away from it … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Accuses Scott Pruitt Of Abandoning The Environment ‘100 Percent’

POLITICS 04/23/2018 06:33 am ET "America made a commitment." By Nick Visser Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will write a $4.5 million check to fund the United States’ annual commitment to the Paris climate deal after President Donald Trump withdrew from the pact. Bloomberg, a billionaire philanthropist and the United Nations’ special envoy for climate action, said Sunday he will fill the U.S. funding gap after Congress said it would only pay $3 million this year to the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat. In past years, the U.S. had pledged around $7.5 million annually. “America made a commitment, and as an American, if the government’s not going to do it, we all have responsibility,” Bloomberg said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “I’m able to do it, so, yes, I’m going to send them a check for the monies that America had promised to the organization as though they got it from the federal … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Contributes $4.5 Million For Paris Climate Deal After Trump Bails

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said an "epidemic of dishonesty" in Washington is threatening American democracy. Bloomberg delivered the commencement address at Rice University. Leading up to the 2016 presidential election, Bloomberg was a vocal critic of then-Republican candidate Donald Trump. NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are facing an "epidemic of dishonesty" in Washington that's more dangerous than terrorism or communism. That's according to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who warned in a commencement speech on Saturday at Texas' Rice University that "an endless barrage of lies" and a trend toward "alternate realities" in national politics pose a dire threat to U.S. democracy. The 76-year-old billionaire, who flirted with an independent presidential run in 2016, did not call out any politicians by name. Although he derided Donald Trump as "a con" and a "dangerous demagogue" before his election, in an interview … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg: An ‘epidemic of dishonesty’ in Washington is threatening American democracy

POLITICS 05/12/2018 09:40 pm ET "How did we go from a president who could not tell a lie to politicians who cannot tell the truth?" By Mary Papenfuss Billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out Saturday at the “epidemic of dishonesty” in politics that he said poses “one of the most serious dangers” to American democracy. During a commencement speech at Rice University in Texas, Bloomberg slammed the “endless barrage of lies” and “alternate realities” in national politics. “People are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts,” he said. Bloomberg didn’t single out President Donald Trump, though, he has called Trump’s candidacy a “con.” Bloomberg said Saturday that rampant dishonesty in politics is now “bigger than any one person ... than any one party.” He also held up presidents of the past — George Washington … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Slams ‘Epidemic’ Of Political Lies As Danger To Democracy

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching a new global conference to rival the World Economic Forum’s annual gatherings in Davos and the G20, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The forum, which is being hosted by the Bloomberg Media Group in partnership with the government-backed China Center for International Economic Exchanges, will hold its inaugural session this November in Beijing. Underscoring how much of a counterpoint the event will be to President Donald Trump’s approach to Beijing is that many high-profile participants have been critical of his hard-line policies toward China. These include former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (an honorary chairman of the forum) and Bloomberg himself, as well as former top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn, who resigned due to disagreements with Trump over his plan to put punitive trade tariffs on imports from China. Bloomberg told the Financial Times … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg launches China-linked Rival to Davos Gathering