Dr. Maria Caffrey, a PhD alum of our department, spoke at the Democratic National Convention about efforts by the Trump administration to remove mention of the human role in climate change in a report she was preparing for the federal government. You can see her at this link, as part of the section on climate change that begins around 1:15:29:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PgK3UCU1g

Dr. Caffrey begins speaking right after President Trump claims that most of global warming isn't real.

Googling "Maria Caffrey" will lead you to her blog for the IUCN (https://blog.ucsusa.org/author/maria-caffrey#.Xz6mQDUpA6Q) and media coverage about her experience as a whistleblower on efforts to suppress climate change research.

Sally

Sally P. Horn, Professor
Department of Geography
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The University of Tennessee
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