Scientists Fight Back Against Climate Change Denying Politicians

With repugicans in charge of the House in 2011, they're planning to hold high profile hearings examining the alleged "scientific fraud" behind global warming. The only fraud, of course, is the claim that there's been a "scientific fraud", but a new House investigation will make for some interesting theater.

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The most surprising thing about the midterm elections wasn't that it swept over 60 Tea Party-backed candidates to power -- it was that more than half of those candidates are on record denying climate change. Unified climate denial is an alarming platform to adopt in the modern world, considering every other major political party around the globe -- even conservative ones -- acknowledges that global warming is a serious problem. But the ascendant far-right wing that's just taken power isn't deterred by stuff like science: The GOP plans to attack the EPA, "investigate" climate scientists, and convince the public that climate change is a scam. Thankfully, climate scientists have had enough. This time, they're fighting back.

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