Bloomberg was part of a delegation of mayors, governors, business leaders and environmental advocates who attended a United Nations summit on climate change in Bonn, Germany, last November. The delegation blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision last year to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement capping nations’ carbon emissions to battle global warming. Trump has characterized climate change as a hoax invented by the Chinese. … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Accuses Scott Pruitt Of Abandoning The Environment ‘100 Percent’
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Michael Bloomberg Contributes $4.5 Million For Paris Climate Deal After Trump Bails
“The U.S. pledged to work with the rest of the world to fight climate change under the Paris Agreement, and that includes providing our fair share of the funding to help countries reach their goals,” Bloomberg said in a statement Sunday. “Our foundation will uphold our promise to cover any cuts to UN climate funding by the Federal government ― and the American people will uphold our end of the Paris Agreement, with or without Washington.” … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Contributes $4.5 Million For Paris Climate Deal After Trump Bails
Michael Bloomberg: An ‘epidemic of dishonesty’ in Washington is threatening American democracy
"When elected officials speak as though they are above the truth, they will act as though they are above the law," Bloomberg told Rice graduates. "And when we tolerate dishonesty, we get criminality. Sometimes, it's in the form of corruption. Sometimes, it's abuse of power. And sometimes, it's both." … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg: An ‘epidemic of dishonesty’ in Washington is threatening American democracy
Michael Bloomberg Slams ‘Epidemic’ Of Political Lies As Danger To Democracy
“These abuses can erode the institutions that protect and preserve our rights and freedoms and open the door to tyranny and fascism,” he added. … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg Slams ‘Epidemic’ Of Political Lies As Danger To Democracy
Michael Bloomberg launches China-linked Rival to Davos Gathering
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. … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg launches China-linked Rival to Davos Gathering