Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'

Wind turbines in Goldendale, Wa. Employees at the Energy Department office that funds clean energy technology were told to avoid using terms including "climate change" and "green," according to an email obtained by NPR.

The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.

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