Trump to nominate climate skeptic as environmental adviser

Washington, Oct 13 (AP) President Donald Trump isplanning to nominate a climate change skeptic with ties to thefossil fuel industry to serve as one...

Washington, Oct 13 (AP) President Donald Trump isplanning to nominate a climate change skeptic with ties to thefossil fuel industry to serve as one of his top environmentaladvisers.

The White House yesterday announced Trump's intent tonominate Kathleen Hartnett White to serve as chair of hisCouncil on Environmental Quality.

White was previously appointed by former Texas Gov. RickPerry to serve on a commission overseeing the state'senvironmental agency.

White is a senior fellow at the Texas Public PolicyFoundation, a conservative think tank that has receivedfunding from fossil-fuel interests.

In a 2014 policy paper, White praised oil for improvingpeople's lives while likening mainstream climate science to"the dogmatic claims of ideologues and clerics."She holds academic degrees in East Asian studies andcomparative literature. (AP)RB.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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