Trump acknowledges climate change — at his golf course

“If the predictions of an increase in sea level rise as a result of global warming prove correct, however, it is likely that there will be a corresponding increase in coastal erosion rates not just in Doughmore Bay but around much of the coastline of Ireland. In our view, it could reasonably be expected that the rate of sea level rise might become twice of that presently occurring.” – from a permit application for a sea wall, filed by Trump International Golf Links, Ireland.

Donald Trump says he is “not a big believer in global warming.” He has called it “a total hoax,” “bullshit” and “pseudoscience.” But he is also trying to build a sea wall designed to protect one of his golf courses from “global warming and its effects.” Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-climate-change-golf-course-223436#ixzz4Jd99Grtk

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