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Head of DOE continues to deny established scientific facts... June 21, 2017 3:59 pm RL

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/19/energy-sec-rick-perry-says-co2-is-not-the-main-driver-of-climate-change.html

Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigning for Senate Republican candidate and North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis, Oct. 24, 2014, in Smithfield, North Carolina US Energy Secretary Rick Perry: CO2 is not the primary control knob for climate change
Monday, 19 Jun 2017 | 9:06 AM ET | 01:50
Energy Secretary Rick Perry told CNBC on Monday he does not believe carbon dioxide emissions from human activity are the main driver of climate change, joining the EPA administrator in casting doubt on the conclusion of some of the government’s top scientists.

Asked whether CO2 emissions are primarily responsible for climate change, Perry told CNBC’s “Squawk Box”: “No, most likely the primary control knob is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in.”

The American Meteorological Society tries to bring him up to speed- but probably used too many big words…

  • And Head of the EPA tells scientists that their services are no longer needed... by RL 2017-06-21 16:02:16
    • Meanwhile, Earth keeps warming... by RL 2017-06-21 16:05:33

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