At what point do we stand up and speak out to oppose ignorance? When is it time?
Thank you! You
and nearly 17,000 others signed the petition urging Rep. Chris Stewart to stop
promoting climate change denial as the chair of the House Science Subcommittee
on Environment. Last Tuesday, we delivered your petition signatures to Rep.
Stewart at a town hall meeting in his district.
Concerned Utahn, former teacher, and Forecast the
Facts member Ryan Pleune helped organize the event. Ryan stood before his fellow
constituents and handed over a giant stack of petition signatures to Rep.
Stewart, giving the congressman an opportunity to retract his previous
statements. But Rep. Stewart doubled down on his climate change denial,
saying:
"If you think that the science on climate change
is settled, you're simply overstating the facts."
Rep. Stewart insisted that his denial of established
science is "moderate." But with the clock ticking on global warming and Utah
already feeling the impacts, it's critical that congressional leaders
like Stewart are seen for what they are: extremists who are out of touch with
the majority of the country.
Click here to spread the message about Rep.
Stewart's alarming views on Facebook, Twitter, and email:
The media is paying attention to this story. Just
yesterday, The Salt Lake Tribune published this opinion piece demonstrating the mounting
pressure on GOP climate deniers.
By sharing this
image now, you can spread the word about Congressman Stewart's out-of-touch
views.
Factually yours,
Emily, Jordan, Brad, Daniel, and the rest of the Forecast the Facts team
Emily, Jordan, Brad, Daniel, and the rest of the Forecast the Facts team
Forecast the Facts is a grassroots organization that empowers people to fight climate change denial and promote accurate information about the climate crisis. You can follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. Help us end climate denial once and for all by contributing here.
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