Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Michael Mann, a distinguished scientist who has had a profound impact on how climate change is scientifically understood, was invited by Democrats to speak at a congressional hearing put together by Republican Lamar Smith. The hearing was convened by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
The GOP’s New Front In Culture War Against Climate Science
Republicans and the fossil fuel interests that own them—along with their theoconservative ideologies—have opened up a new front in a culture war.