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CDC's Canceled Climate Change Summit Raises Self-Censorship Concerns - Scientific American
'When a long-planned 2017 climate change summit, slated to be held at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was abruptly canceled without explanation about a week before Pres. '
'In an e-mail to speakers, the CDC summit planners simply wrote, “Unfortunately, we are unable to hold the Summit in February 2017 as scheduled. '
'We will provide additional details in early 2017,” according to a copy of the e-mail seen by Scientific American. '
'Some scheduled participants and a former CDC official, however, linked the agency’s move to concerns about attitudes within the Trump administration. '
'But individuals involved with the conference say political worries influenced the decision. '
[–] CujoQuarrel ago
Since Climate Change is not a 'disease' the CDC should have nothing to do with it.
[–] thatcoolmartian [S] ago
True, but if the climate continues to get warmer, it will lead to an increase in disease in regions that used to be much cooler. It's also worrying they felt they had to cancel this talk just to stay on the new administration's good side.