"The Department of Energy has instituted a long list of banned words at the direction of a Trump appointee, including some that many would consider politically neutral. The "words to avoid" were sent in an email to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on Friday, according to Politico, which saw the memo. "Please ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid," EERE special advisor Rachael Overbey wrote."
"The terms staffers are forbidden from using include: climate change, green, decarbonization, energy transition, sustainability, sustainable, subsidies, tax breaks, tax credits, and carbon footprint. Also on the banned word list is the term "emissions." According to the report, the term apparently implies some level of negativity, despite the neutrally worded dictionary definition. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that greenhouse gases aren't simply emissions, though, but instead can be regulated as air pollutants."
The Department of Energy instituted a list of banned words at the direction of a Trump appointee, restricting terminology used in official communications. The list was sent to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) in an EERE email. Banned terms include climate change, green, decarbonization, energy transition, subsidies, carbon footprint, and emissions, which was characterized as implying negativity. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that greenhouse gases can be regulated as air pollutants. EERE was created after the 1973 energy crisis to foster renewable energy and efficiency. The current administration has promoted expanded fossil fuel use and labeled the energy transition a "green energy scam," even as global renewable investment reached a record.
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