President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team circulated a questionnaire to the Department of Energy requesting information about specific employees who’ve worked on climate change policies, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
Several questions pertain to some of the agency’s procedural responsibilities, but it also asks for the identities of employees instrumental in developing climate policies. DOE employees provided The NYT with the list under the promise of anonymity.
“Can you provide a list of all Department of Energy employees or contractors who have attended Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Carbon meetings?” reads one of the questions. “Can you provide a list of when those meetings were and any materials distributed at those meetings, emails associated with those meetings, or materials created by Department employees or contractors in anticipation or as a result of those meetings.”
Former Energy Department officials told reporters that such questions are not unusual — in fact, they are often par for the course, especially during a transition period. They said it’s strange to demand the identification of specific officials helping to craft climate policy...
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http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/is-trump-planning-a-purge-of-the-energy-departments-climate-warriors/
