(October 16 02:16) Mashable.com
Climate scientists — the scientists who measure changes in the atmosphere, observe unprecedented melting in Greenland, and research Earth's past — have provided bounties of evidence that humans are driving rapid climate change.
To say climate science is a "matter of public debate" and to evade questions about the threats posed by climate change is a problematic stance for any adult who is likely to assume a position of great power and decision-making in the United States government. But that's exactly what Judge Amy Coney Barrett, an accomplished jurist who taught law at the University of Notre Dame, did during her confirmation hearing for a lifelong appointment to the highest court in the land. She declined to answer exceptionally easy, rudimentary questions about climate science. Importantly, the Supreme Court will hear a case next year involving oil giants Read more...More about Global Warming, Climate Change, Amy Coney Barrett, Science, and Politics
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