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Sierra Club: Rick Perry must resign after latest remarks
Energy Secretary Rick Perry suggested this week that expanding fossil fuel development would decrease the incidence of sexual assault.
The Sierra Club is calling for him to resign.
It was already clear that Rick Perry is unfit to lead the Department of Energy, but to suggest that fossil fuel development will decrease sexual assault is not only blatantly untrue, it is an inexcusable attempt to minimize a serious and pervasive issue.
Women, and particularly women of color, are among some of the most severely impacted by the climate crisis, and it is these same communities that are most at risk of sexual assault.
Rick Perry's attempt to exploit this struggle to justify further dangerous fossil fuel development is unacceptable.
He does not deserve to hold office another day with these twisted ideas, and he should resign from his position immediately before he causes any more damage.
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