Florida officials banned from talking about climate change

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By John LightMar 9, 2015, 11:10 am10 pts
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration has apparently instituted a ban on using the term “climate change” when making policy. Tristram Korten reports for the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting that state Department of Environmental Protection employees “have been ordered not to use the…

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