Currently cutting a swath of destruction across the western u.s. and canada destroying lumber towns at further and further northern latitudes as the planet warms that s destroyed planets. you are a stuart of the north woods in wisconsin, which i ve been to which are absolutely gorgeous. huge source of tourist visits and such for the state. that is under your purview, right? well, exactly. and we manage that forest sustainably. the goal is to make it last as long as possible. and so that we can continue to raise money for our beneficiaries, which are the schoolchildren of wisconsin. and for these politicians, who don t know any better or for personal vendetta. if he has a personal vendetta against tia nelson and as you pointed out, he s tried to get her fired, because he holds a grudge to use this scientific issue, which is probably one of the most important issues facing our planet in the next couple of decades, for political purposes
Gorgeous. huge source of tourist visits and such for the state. that is under your purview, right? well, exactly. and we manage that forest sustainably. the goal is to make it last as long as possible. and so that we can continue to raise money for our beneficiaries, which are the schoolchildren of wisconsin. and for these politicians, who don t know any better, or for personal vendetta. if he has a personal vendetta against tia nelson, and as you pointed out, he s tried to get her fired, because he holds a grudge, to use this scientific issue, which is probably one of the most important issues facing our planet in the next couple of decades, for political purposes, is just outrageous. how has the state, under the stewardship of the governor, scott walker, who i should know note is not part of the board of public lands, but how has scott walker s stewardship in wisconsin done in terms of
Secretary tia nelson had spent the board s time working on climate issues back in 2007 and 2008 when she was appointed to a global warming task force by wisconsin s then-governor. nelson is the daughter of the late wisconsin governor and u.s. senator, gaylord nelson the very same man who founded earth day, 1970. wisconsin attorney general brad shimmel, also republican joined in voting for the ban, saying in a statement, quote, it would be irresponsible for me to vote to prospectively permit government employees to engage in political activity while at work. i would have voted the same as to any political activity. joining me now, the lone dissenter in that vote democratic s secretary of state, doug laffalette. is this political work they re talking about? i m a little confused as to what the nature of the objection is here? this is all part of a national trend, that i find very threatening.
Earlier regarding [ laughter ] i m going to turn the chair back over. well, maybe i shouldn t right now. florida governor rick scott denied reports the state agencies were unofficially banned from using the words climate change or good morning in communication global warming to a pretty ridiculous effect seemed to tell a different story. now another agency in a different state appears to be following suit. this week wisconsin s board commissioner of public lands voted 2-1 to ban any discussion or work related to global warming at the agency which manages land and funds for the benefit of the state s public schools. the ban on mentioning climate change was championed by the newly elected republican state treasurer, who explained, quote, it s not a part of our sole mission, which is to make money for our beneficiaries, that s what i want our employees working on that s it. he cited concerns that executive
Banned from using the words climate change or global warning in a pretty ridiculous effect seemed to tell a different story. now another agency in a different state appears to be following suit. this week, wisconsin s board commissioner of public lands voted 2-1 to ban any discussion or work related to global warming at the agency, which manages land and funds for the benefit of the state s public schools. the ban on mentioning climate change was championed by the newly elected republican state treasurer, who explained, it s not a part of our sole mission, which is to make money for our beneficiaries, that s what i want our employees working on it, that s it. he cited concerns that executive secretary tia nelson had spent the board s time working on climate issues back in 2007 and 2008, when she was appointed to a global warming task force by wisconsin s then-governor. nelson is the daughter of the late wisconsin governor and u.s. senator, gaylord nelson, the