By Brian Angliss25 August 2013 (Scholars and Rogues) – On July 19, DC Court Judge Natalia M. Combs Greene rejected multiple motions to dismiss climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation lawsuit against the National Review (NR), the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), NR writer Mark Steyn, and CEI writer Rand Simberg. On July 24, NR and Steyn […]
(Wolf PAC Florida) – Florida congressman Jeff Miller states his position on climate change. Miller states his commitment to defund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Miller asserts that the majority scientific consensus on climate change is not accurate, and that he has scientists (who he does not refer to by name or institutional affiliation) to […]
13 August 2013 (CNN) – As part of their push to promote President Barack Obama’s climate change agenda, the political group formed from his presidential campaign is going after Republican lawmakers who have expressed skepticism of climate change. The group sent a message on Twitter Tuesday with a photo of a “climate denier award” trophy, […]
By Nick Wing13 August 2013 (The Huffington Post) – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) told constituents over the weekend that climate change “is a total fraud” designed by liberals to create “global government.” Now Rohrabacher wants to have a public debate where he would presumably be expected to present facts that could help him prove this […]
By Lisa Graves8 August 2013 (PR Watch) – This morning in Chicago, hundreds of primarily Republican state legislators are getting more indoctrination against doing anything about climate change from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). This year, ALEC has chosen its long-time partner, the Heartland Institute, to help host the session. Heartland is so extreme […]
By John Abraham and Andrew Dessler 6 August 2013 (The Guardian) – We scientists talk to each other … a lot. Usually it is about breaking studies or techniques that can help us better understand the world around us. On occasion, however, we talk about how to communicate our science to the world. We believe […]
By WILLIAM D. RUCKELSHAUS, LEE M. THOMAS, WILLIAM K. REILLY and CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN1 August 2013 (The New York Times) – Each of us took turns over the past 43 years running the Environmental Protection Agency. We served Republican presidents, but we have a message that transcends political affiliation: the United States must move now […]
By Coral Davenport25 July 2013 (National Journal) – In the summer of 2009, a dozen Democratic members of Congress took a deep breath and put their political futures on the line, voting for historic global-warming legislation President Obama had told them was a top priority. After the bill squeaked through the House, Democrats pleaded with […]
By Jillian Rayfield July 27, 2013 (AlterNet) – As scientists agree that the problem of man-made climate change is getting more and more urgent, a review of their records reveals that all eight Republican senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee do not believe the phenomenon even exists. This sentiment was on full display […]
By Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent 24 July 2013 (The Guardian) – Republicans in Congress who reject the science behind climate change could soon be reduced to political fossils, with new polling on Wednesday suggesting three-quarters of young voters find such views “ignorant, out of touch, or crazy”. The bipartisan poll conducted for the League […]
