Friday Follies
The weekend obfuscation would appear to be the resignation of the White House’s point man on altering the global warming evidence. Climate row US official resigns
A senior White House official has resigned days after he was criticised for allegedly playing down global warming in US government documents.
The White House said Philip Cooney’s sudden departure was totally unrelated to the allegations.
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“[Mr Cooney] had accumulated many weeks on leave, and so he decided to resign and take the summer off to spend some time with his family,” presidential spokeswoman Erin Healy told AFP news agency.
Yet another standard practice to deflect any possible criticism: he doesn’t work here any more, so why are you asking questions.
