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U.S. EPA Updates Web Sites

posted by martyb on Sunday April 30 2017, @03:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-can-find-no-longer-find-data-against-our-plans dept.

butthurt writes:

You were warned. Now it begins: The Chicago Tribune reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working on changes to its Web properties:

The EPA's extensive climate change website now redirects to a page that says "this page is being updated" and that "we are currently updating our website to reflect EPA's priorities under the leadership of President Trump and Administrator Pruitt." It also links to a full archive of how the page used to look on Jan. 19, before Trump's inauguration.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday May 01 2017, @04:52PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday May 01 2017, @04:52PM (#502349) Journal

    Here's how to determine the difference between virtue signalling and good argument: does khallow agree with it?

    Sorry, there's a lot of stuff I don't disagree with that isn't virtue signalling. You'll just have to come up with a better test. Although it is remarkable how many people with bad arguments (such as yourself here), I happen to disagree with.

    One doesn't go to school because one knows too much. Let's look again at the virtue signalling I quoted:

    Did you ever give up trying to convince your idiot acquaintances in school that their views and priorities were short-sighted, self-destructive, and very bad for other people around them?

    Note the blanket characterization of everyone he knew as "idiot acquaintances". The genius swimming alone in a sea of fools is a traditional bit of virtue signalling going back to Plato's cave and using a lantern to search for wise men. And he casts blame only on others. They couldn't recognize the alleged wisdom of JoeMerchant's words, according to his comfortable narrative.

    And what exactly is the smart thing to do about the US's situation that is so obvious that only "idiot acquaintances" can miss it?