STOSSEL: Climate change and the Steyer Smear |
Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher.
Roger Pielke Jr.’s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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“My views are entirely mainstream,” says Pielke. “My work is cited by all three working groups of the IPCC. There’s nothing contrarian.”
Both Steyer and Pielke agree that “greenhouse gases warm the climate,” but Pielke’s sin was saying, “it’s not the apocalypse.”
Because of that, “the Center for American Progress decided to make me a target,” he says.
The Center for American Progress is a lefty group that pushes climate hysteria, running articles claiming, “Climate change is fueling more deadly and destructive floods,” “Extreme weather is only intensifying,” etc.
Anyone who disagrees is labeled a “climate denier.”
Steyer, now running for governor of California, gave the Center for American Progress enough money to run hit piece after hit piece that........