{"id":269315,"date":"2023-07-25T12:51:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269315"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:51:35","slug":"retired-officer-exposes-how-environmental-policies-hurt-the-environment-john-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269315","title":{"rendered":"Retired Officer Exposes How Environmental Policies Hurt The Environment | John Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"421\" data-attachment-id=\"269320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269320\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035.png?fit=960%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,559\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035.png?fit=723%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035.png?resize=723%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-25-125035.png?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaInsider\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/7lUpO086zf0NIEqqMbIZzIqC3HkXagy5wo33hUIIMO4K7gzJ6YpsgqHYH5Z6XLm-Uq7FAZyMsx0=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">California Insider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In the name of green energy, we&#8217;re sacrificing wildlife species. Because of the power mandates, we&#8217;re unable to enforce the take of that. I don&#8217;t think they have thought what that cost is to us as Californians and to the environment as a whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siyamak sits down with John Baker, retired Assistant Chief with California Fish and Wildlife Department. Today he&#8217;ll discuss the double standards he experienced while enforcing California&#8217;s environmental laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd35 Watch our documentary &#8216;Leaving California: The Untold Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa29VQ0ZyMy12cXVmR2lyUUNjbmMtTC00RjBqd3xBQ3Jtc0trVGxYSWZUamFoWmtDUUsyY213ZXBUUGVEakJCYmlaZVk5Qko2akhHQWRxbmFIU05aVFRqZDNvQ1MtUVpLUm1CNF9haEgtMDFTcDRzLU9tVW9kT2hKZ3RfWllxWnNhLWREQUVtalJrX0NfaVd5RmE1Yw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fept.ms%2FLeavingCaliforniaCAI0712&amp;v=10_z9BGgKrY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ept.ms\/LeavingCaliforniaCAI0712<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd35 Sign up for our newsletter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFVFbExIWXlGMFZ3d2RTb01zWEF0V0gxb1dBZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsSDBDMC05bVI5U2pXcHRYbzJ0V1VfbFVBZzdhWDRycURYbkVQUHBfRnRpU2pYR2h4T05PYUpZOGFJbU1lQlhSdEJVbW5VWkZzaFZ1NUdUNHZ3QnhqVHlWRGhuTmVkVDdBSW9VUFFGQ2FheS02eXM3NA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FYEmail_CAI&amp;v=10_z9BGgKrY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/YEmail_CAI<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd35 Subscribe to California Insider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/10_z9BGgKrY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In the name of green energy, we&#8217;re sacrificing wildlife species. 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