Unless we take immediate action, one of the most outspoken climate change deniers in government is set to lead environmental policy starting in January.
When Senate majority is handed to the GOP, a Republican will become the chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee. We need to take a stand now to demand that Senator Jim Inhofe isn't given this appointment.
Senator Inhofe has publicly declared that God, not people, is responsible for changes in the climate. He has compared the EPA to the Gestapo, and even says that climate change might have a "beneficial effect on how we live our lives."
It's obvious that somebody with these extreme views should not be given the power to lead our environmental policy -- but he is already being named the top choice of the Republicans. Why? Because Inhofe already chaired the committee once before.
That's right. And when he was in charge, he had Jurassic Park creator Michael Crichton speak as an expert in a climate science hearing and made one of his novels required reading for committee members.
We need our nation's environmental leadership to understand the difference between science and fiction. Please sign this petition to stop the GOP from appointing a climate change denier to our country's top environmental job!
