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Saturday, April 29th marked the 100th day in office
for Donald Trump. The president decided to hold a rally in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. He spoke about the administration's decision to withdraw
from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, his appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the
Supreme Court, job creation, a crackdown on immigration and terrorism as some
of his achievements. However, back in the city he works in (D.C. not West
Palm Beach or NYC), there was a much bigger event going on. The Climate Change
March on Washington.
Thousands of people braved the intense heat
on Saturday to march along Pennsylvania Ave protesting Trump's stance
on climate change and his cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Hundreds of similar marches occurred throughout the country and other
parts of the world.
It will be interesting how the United States
will deal with the issue of Climate Change in the next 4 and even 8 years. All
the countries in the world look to the United States to see what their course
of action will be. So far the current administration has decreased the
funding for the EPA and even this past week the president signed executive
order that basically dismantle Obama's policies.The order looks to curb
the federal government's enforcement of climate regulations by putting American
jobs above addressing climate change. The White House is arguing that the best
way to protect the environment is to invest in the economy.
The world can not wait 4 or 8 years for the United
States to pick up on climate change issues. As the world's super power and one
of the largest carbon emitters in the world, it is imperative that
the United States act now on climate change. That is why thousands marched
along Penn. Ave passing the Trump Hotel, making their way to the White
House. There really is no "Plan B" for Planet Earth.
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