After the House Science Committee’s Twitter account on Thursday promoted a Breitbart News article claiming that global temperatures have dropped since the middle of this year, Democrats on the committee blasted Republicans for promoting the misleading story.
.@BreitbartNews: Global Temperatures Plunge. Icy Silence from Climate Alarmists https://t.co/uLUPW4o93V
— Sci,Space,&Tech Cmte (@HouseScience) December 1, 2016
The article in question was written by climate change-denier James Delingpole, who claimed that El Niño drove temperatures up around the world only to have La Niña drive temperatures back down again. He cited another climate denier, David Rose, and argued that the past three years will be known as the “final death rattle of the global warming scare.”
Democrats on the House Science Committe, including ranking member Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), quickly condemned committee Republicans’ staff for promoting the Breitbart piece and blasted it as “fake news.”
False news & false facts put us all in danger… https://t.co/8hy6haEPaL
— US Rep E.B.Johnson (@RepEBJ) December 1, 2016
Sign these guys up for the flat earth society. https://t.co/dbsVPQhPWb
— Rep. Zoe Lofgren (@RepZoeLofgren) December 1, 2016
Hmmm, evidently when the House #Science Committee becomes the House Technology & Space Committee..brought to you by Trump & @HouseGOP. 1/2 https://t.co/rtzZQUeSRE
— Rep Donna F Edwards (@repdonnaedwards) December 1, 2016
So, @NASAGoddard or Breitbart? The science is clear – these aren’t the records we want to be breaking. #ClimateChange is a real threat. /2 https://t.co/rtzZQUeSRE
— Rep Donna F Edwards (@repdonnaedwards) December 1, 2016
It’s the House SCIENCE Committee, not the climate change denial committee. Bring back the science! https://t.co/W9SHzdBmEb
— Suzanne Bonamici (@RepBonamici) December 1, 2016
This is misleading, irresponsible, and false. https://t.co/50h8dK0A3K
— Elizabeth Esty (@RepEsty) December 1, 2016
This isn’t factual, it’s embarrassing, and Breitbart is not a credible news source. We need to bring *science* back to the Science Committee https://t.co/oZ6GfFAlUI
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) December 1, 2016
A quick reminder that @HouseScience GOP is using @BreitbartNews to back up climate denial theory, rather than NASA, NOAA, & actual science. https://t.co/iR0BY6grrc
— Paul Tonko (@RepPaulTonko) December 2, 2016
If Republicans on the House Science Committee are getting their science news from Breitbart, that would explain a great deal. https://t.co/OttEHO7OGs
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) December 1, 2016
The science committee should focus on science instead of promoting a partisan agenda. #backtoscience https://t.co/MvtOC6g6QS
— Bill Foster (@RepBillFoster) December 1, 2016
