Peter Gleick on Nostr: Someone this dangerously ignorant about reality and scientific facts shouldn't be in ...
Someone this dangerously ignorant about reality and scientific facts shouldn't be in any position of power, much less a Supreme Court justice.
Samuel Alito in 2017: “Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. Carbon dioxide is not harmful to ordinary things, to human beings, or to animals, or to plants.” Alito said. “It’s actually needed for plant growth. All of us are exhaling carbon dioxide right now. So, if it’s a pollutant, we’re all polluting.”
#climatechange
https://theintercept.com/2023/06/26/samuel-alito-oil-gas-supreme-court-environment/?s=09Published at
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