"The only interest he has in our parks is the money he can make from them. Case in point is how Socha, as an executive for the hospitality company Delaware North, sued the NPS for $51 million for the naming rights to Yosemite National Park, Ahwahnee, Wawona, etc., claiming they were the company's intellectual property. Twenty-two years as concessionaire entitles them to own and profit from the names? How absurd and disrespectful."
"The first words in the article are, "The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding." News flash: That's not how science works. The physics and chemistry of climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels are not altered by politicians uttering nonsense. If Donald Trump issued an executive order revoking gravity, he'd still be well-advised not to walk off a cliff."
Revocation of the Endangerment Finding removes the regulatory basis for controlling greenhouse gas emissions despite unchanged climate physics and chemistry. The president nominated Scott Socha for National Park Service director despite his corporate history of suing the NPS for $51 million to claim ownership of historic park names, reflecting profit motives over stewardship. Twenty-two years as concessionaire does not confer intellectual-property rights to park names. Dismantling climate policy has already cost many manufacturing and clean-energy jobs and risks surrendering the clean-energy sector to China. Park leadership should prioritize environmental protection and public access.
Read at The Mercury News
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