Climate change skeptics who won the Senate
Read what new senators who question the connection between human activity and global warming have to say.
Wisconsin: Ron Johnson | “I absolutely do not believe that the science of man-caused climate change is proven. Not by any stretch of the imagination. I think it's far more likely that it's just sunspot activity, or something just in the geologic eons of time where we have changes in the climate.” |
New Hampshire: Republican Candidates | It was symbolic when the six Republican candidates for U.S. Senate stood up together side-by-side during a debate Wednesday. It resembled their positions on major issues. … All said man-made global warming hasn't been proven. |
Pennsylvania: Pat Toomey | “There is much debate in the scientific community as to the precise sources of global warming.” |
Florida: Marco Rubio | “I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify [climate change].” |
Kentucky: Rand Paul | “…[climate change] may or may not be true, but they’re making up their facts to fit their conclusions.” |
Missouri: Roy Blunt | “There isn’t any real science to say we are altering the climate path of the earth.” |
SOURCE: Staff Reporting. GRAPHIC: Elizabeth Flock - The Washington Post, Nov 3,2010.