When some 98 percent of climate scientists speak to the truth about climate change being caused by human activity, you better have some credentials to back up your denialism. Unfortunately for the state of our nation, one particular senator from Alabama doesn’t have those credentials and is offended by the very idea that humans could be the cause of our warming planet.
At the Senate hearing on climate change yesterday, Republican Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama (who has received $113,200 from oil and gas companies so far this year) responded to Senator Barbara Boxer’s informed words about the percentage of climate scientists accepting of anthropogenic climate change. From ThinkProgress:
Sessions: Madam Chairman, I am offended by that, I’m offended by that — I didn’t say anything about the scientists. I said the data shows [sic] it is not warming to the degree that a lot of people predicted, not close to that much…
Boxer: The conclusion that you’re coming to is shared by 1-2 percent of the scientists. You shouldn’t be offended by that. That’s the fact.
Sessions: I don’t believe that’s correct.
Take a look:
It’s a sad, sad day when our elected officials are “offended” by the idea that climate change is caused by human behavior. How can we ever expect to move forward on solutions when denialist dinosaurs like Sessions are holding office in this country? Personally, I am “offended” that this guy is in a leadership position at all.
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