This is pathetic. Something like 97% of the experts accept that there is climate change. Trump is ignorant and doesn’t. He won’t listen to reports from his own government agencies. We will all suffer and the damage will be permanent.
The inclusion of Dr. Happer suggests the efforts may be the latest step by the Trump administration to play down or distort the established scientific consensus on the impact of climate change. https://t.co/o7Rs2z6yFS
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) February 20, 2019
One of President Trump's picks for a planned panel to examine climate change's impact on national security: A White House adviser who argues that carbon dioxide is beneficial to humanity https://t.co/oMoqnhGC0b
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 20, 2019
Reported pick to lead WH climate change panel: Demonization of CO2 like that of Jews under Hitler, @TheLeadCNN https://t.co/BqMrDBZJko pic.twitter.com/VFTVnP4L5u
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 21, 2019
“This is the equivalent of setting up a committee on nuclear weapons proliferation and having someone lead it who doesn’t think nuclear weapons exist." @CSRisks Francesco Femia on proposed WH panel assessing if #ClimateChange threatens a national security https://t.co/pqwJKHu1iE
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) February 20, 2019
William Happer:
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 21, 2019
• Said CO2 “is not a pollutant at all”
• Repeatedly argued that rising CO2 levels aren’t a real issue
• Accused NOAA and NASA of manipulating temperature records
• And has compared the “demonization of carbon dioxide” to the Holocaust
https://t.co/QXZjGiPUvf
Rush Limbaugh: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's gonna happen in 50 years, or 30." pic.twitter.com/cHCsFcwigM
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) February 17, 2019
Do you believe in climate change? Really? https://t.co/WxPSnjMymO via @MotherJones pic.twitter.com/xbqMgqQKbf
— Kevin Drum (@kdrum) February 19, 2019
"ExxonMobil plans to pump 25% more oil and gas in 2025 than in 2017. If the rest of the industry pursues even modest growth, the consequence for the climate could be disastrous." https://t.co/i9cikJu9EN
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 19, 2019
Because we delayed, we’ll have to cut emissions much faster than we would have if we started earlier. It’s much more expensive and less efficient this way—and despite knowing this back then, leaders still chose to obfuscate & delay. https://t.co/etF91aCezJ
— Costa Samaras (@CostaSamaras) February 17, 2019
It's been one week since I challenged @SenateMajLdr McConnell to finally agree to 3 principles:
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 21, 2019
1. Climate change is real
2. It's caused by humans
3. Congress needs to act
I still haven't heard anything from him. But here's what happened this week in GOP climate denial instead:
Remember this when you hear Republicans and Fox News commentators criticizing plans to tackle climate change:
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 21, 2019
Republicans have ZERO plans to address climate change.
It's time for @SenateMajLdr to stop hiding and tell the truth about climate change once and for all.
Sad! 