GOP members secretly admit climate change is real
Jim Bridenstine, the former
Oklahoma congressman turned NASA administrator, has long been a climate
change denier, and it appears that he was picked to run NASA in large
part because of this. It was surprising then that during a “town hall”
style talk to NASA employees he flatly admitted that greenhouse gases
cause climate change and that humans are responsible for greenhouse gas
emissions. This isn’t surprising, as he likely has known the truth all
along, but decided to act otherwise while in Congress for the purpose of
appealing to donors who prefer to hide the truth. It has long been
reported that Republican members of Congress will openly admit to the
realities of climate change when out of sight of the press. It is time
for politicians to admit that there are workable bipartisan solutions,
such as carbon pricing, that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The
public needs to hold reality-denying politicians accountable so that
they begin to act in a responsible manner, otherwise we will all be the
poorer for it.
Matt Armstrong, Fresno
Matt Armstrong, Fresno
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