Energy Dept. Defends Obama’s Climate Action Plan By Firing Honest Scientist.
'Department of Energy (DOE) officials withheld information from Congress to advance
President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan and fired an employee who honestly
and thoroughly answered legislative staff’s questions, a congressional committee
investigation found.
DOE officials, including Noelle Metting, met with staff from the House Science, Space
and Technology and Senate Energy and Natural Resources committees in October 2014
to discuss pending legislation the agency opposed.
DOE wanted to suppress information to kill support for the bill, science committee
Republicans revealed in a report Tuesday.
Metting was later fired because she “refused to conform to [DOE management’s]
predetermined remarks” and provided “candid and complete information” in response
to the committees’ questions, the report said...'
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'Department of Energy (DOE) officials withheld information from Congress to advance
President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan and fired an employee who honestly
and thoroughly answered legislative staff’s questions, a congressional committee
investigation found.
DOE officials, including Noelle Metting, met with staff from the House Science, Space
and Technology and Senate Energy and Natural Resources committees in October 2014
to discuss pending legislation the agency opposed.
DOE wanted to suppress information to kill support for the bill, science committee
Republicans revealed in a report Tuesday.
Metting was later fired because she “refused to conform to [DOE management’s]
predetermined remarks” and provided “candid and complete information” in response
to the committees’ questions, the report said...'
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