Trump and the Pipeline We live in a society that is quickly changing and quickly expanding. Scientists are discovering something new everyday and the once simple society we lived in is now very complex. Furthermore, we are currently adjusting to the presidency of Donald Trump in our society. Trump is very headstrong and unlike anyone we have seen before. With that being said Trump is already making a lot of changes such as the revival of the keystone pipeline which is the main focus of the article I decided to discuss. The New York Times article discusses the pipeline and its debate for many years. Trump does not believe in the environmental issues and the damage we are causing, so he supports the detrimental pipeline. The pipeline is just one of the changes he is making to the environment. Others include the Dakotas and an end to environmental reviews. Trump stated that he was an environmentalist, but he believes the climate change is a hoax created by China. Many that have worked hard to prove that climate change is an issue are living in fear because of what Trump has already done in four days as president. Trump does have some ideas the article discussed including the closing of …show more content…
Climate change is a big debate right now and probably will be forever. We saw during one of the movies that there are skeptics to climate change and Trump falls into that category. Trump does not believe it, and the people that have worked so hard to prove it are now being punished for doing their jobs and their research is being thrown away. Trump is a cannonball that will create a lot of uproars, and the environment is one of big ones that has quickly become heated. Trump just passed the approval of the pipelines which is relevant to our class discussion on the downfall of the environment. This article tied in well because the pipeline is a very current issue and a part of the environmental