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Kathleen Hartnett White is President Trump’s pick to run the Council on Environmental Quality. She is a climate change denier. Harnett White, a senior fellow at the Koch brothers and Exxon-funded Texas Public Policy Foundation, “might be the most extreme and dangerous” climate change denying picks of Trumps, according to Credo Action. The role of the Council on Environmental Quality, created in 1969 by …

The popular media has failed to communicate the science behind climate change. The public does not understand the science of anthropogenic global warming and the urgent need for climate action. We cannot expect people to support mitigation and adaptation efforts if they do not have access to accurate information. Shoddy climate reporting has been an issue for a number of years. As reported by Grist, a study by …

Astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is arguably one of the most popular and high-profile scientists on the scene today. Echoing his mentor Carl Sagan, Tyson has long advocated for a more science literate society, warning of the implications of confusing science with belief. His passion for science and earnest wonderment of the cosmos makes him the natural successor in …

The League of Conservation Voters produced this humorous video showing how even the most stalwart climate change denier (i.e. a Republican congressman) can eventually embrace science and face the challenge and opportunity of climate change.

Referring to the highly controversial political party of the 19th century, former Clinton White House chief of staff John Podesta called climate deniers the “Know Nothings” of the 21st century. ClimateProgress reported on a statement Podesta gave at National Clean Energy Summit last week: “I’d call them the know nothings of the 21st Century – the people who are really just denying reality,” Podesta said. …