this is now-resigned science envoy dan kammen speaking to democracy now!during the 2016 climate change summit in marrrrakesh, morocco, just after president trump was elected. >> to be a climate denier in 2016 is to simply ignore science. a businessman is supposed to be flexible and thoughtful about opportunity. clean energy is an economic boom equity aroundom the planet. to turn your back on that is to put ideology over simple good, clean energy business and clean energy jobs. san for more, we go to francisco, where we are joined by daniel kammen. he just resigned as science envoy for the state department. he's a prorofessor of energy at university of california berkeley. daniel kammen, welcome to democracy now! talk about why at thihis point u have decided to resign as science envoy for the state department. me back you for having on. my decision was really a culmination will stop i was initially at first very concerned when the president pulled out of the paris climate accord. i did want to give a chance to -- if the statement he made he wanted to engage

this is now resigned science envoy dan kammen, speaking to democracy now! during the 2016 climate change conference in marrakesh, morocco, just after president trump was elected. a climate denier in 2016 is to simply ignore science. a businessman is supposed to be thoughtful about opportunity. clean energy is an economic boom and a boom for equity around the planet. and to turn your back on that is to put ideology over simple, good, clean energy business and clean energy jobs. amy: in mexico, journalist candido rios vazquez of the newspaper diario de acayucan has been murdered in the state of veracruz. the longtime crime reporter had for years received death threats from a forormer local l mayor, gaspar gomez jimenez, because of rios' reporting on corruption and the mayor's alleged connection to the disappearance of a local clerk. his wife says hihired men had beaten him up in his home and had threatened to cut out his tongue. this is his wife hilda martinez. justice is done and they do a thorough investigation to see if it was personal or what. since gimen

dan kammen is an environment alkali matt physicist. he resigned as a science envoy with the state department. his letter contained a message, take the letter of every paragraph and put them together and it spells impeach. >> i like to think i write with meaning. >> reporter: it cites presidential statements about charlottesville. essentially, the letter cites all that the president has done or not done. >> i can't speak for what his motivations are, but whether it's not getting it or whether it's having an agenda that is anti-science, anti-environment, anti-inclusivity, his actions speak loudly on that. >> reporter: dr. kammen's actions spoke loudly, as well. the administration is considering drilling for oil in marine preserves. when we asked about the letter -- >> there are experts who are dropping like flies because they recognize that this president is a fraud. >> toxic. no one wants to be in the room with this president. >> reporter: after today, add another. >> i don't think it's a coincidence that many of us who are serving the

dan kammen is an environment alkali maal clim physicist. he resigned as a science envoy with the state department. his letter contained a message, take the letter of every paragraph and put them together and it spells impeach. >> i like to think i write with meaning. >> reporter: it cites presidential statements about charlottesville. essentially, the letter cites all that the president has done or not done. >> i can't speak for what his motivations are, but whether it's not getting it or whether it's having an agenda that is anti-science, anti-environment, anti-inclusivity, his actions speak loudly on that. >> reporter: dr. kammen's actions spoke loudly, as well. the administration is considering drilling for oil in marine preserves. when we asked about the letter -- >> there are experts who are dropping like flies because they recognize that this president is a fraud. >> toxic. no one wants to be in the room with this president. >> reporter: after today, add another. >> i don't think it's a coincidence that many of us who are serving the