Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to ‘stop whining’ and get to work

VIENNA AP Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump s administration Stop whining and get to work The new U S administration has taken an ax to Biden-era environmental ambitions rolled back landmark regulations withdrawn weather project funding and instead bolstered encouragement for oil and gas production in the name of an American ability dominance agenda Schwarzenegger the former Republican governor of California has devoted time to environmental causes since leaving political office in He stated Tuesday he keeps hearing from environmentalists and protocol experts lately who ask What is the point of fighting for a clean circumstances when the leadership of the United States says context change is a hoax and coal and oil is the future Schwarzenegger described the Austrian World Summit in Vienna an event he helps organize that he responds Stop whining and get to work He pointed to examples of local and regional governments and companies taking action including his own administration in California and argued of impurity is reduced at the local or state level Be the mayor that makes buses electric be the CEO who ends fossil fuel dependence be the school that puts up solar roofs he stated You can t just sit around and make excuses because one guy in a very nice White House on Pennsylvania Avenue doesn t agree with you he revealed adding that attacking the president is not my style and he doesn t criticize any president when outside the U S I know that the people are sick and tired of the whining and the complaining and the doom and gloom Schwarzenegger explained The only way we win the people s hearts and minds is by showing them action that makes their lives better Source