Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor on Thursday, blocking a resolution that “would have acknowledged the reality of climate change.” The resolution required a unanimous vote in order to pass, but Inhofe wanted no part of if because 9,000 so-called scientists had signed a petition expressing doubt that greenhouse gases cause global […]
A Louisiana state representative running for U.S. Congress is calling climate change “the greatest deception in the history of mankind” in a new campaign ad. In the ad, released by her campaign on Wednesday, State Rep. Lenar Whitney says deception was part of a plan to empower the executive branch and to raise taxes. She […]
On Thursday the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act forbidding the Pentagon from acknowledging climate change Thursday. As UPI reports, the vote, mainly along party lines, “prohibits the Pentagon from using any of its budget to address climate change and specifically instructs the Department of Defense to ignore the […]
On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called the Koch brothers “one of the main causes” of climate change. “While the Koch brothers admit to not being experts on the matter, these billionaire oil tycoons are certainly experts at contributing to climate change. That’s what they do very well. They are one of the […]
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is threatening to block the appointment of President Obama’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s clean air office because she believes that climate change can influence extreme weather events. As reported by Think Progress, “During Janet McCabe’s confirmation hearing, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) cited research from two Singaporean scientists and […]