Rep. calls global warming concerns ‘pseudoscience’

U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher slammed warnings of climate change as bad science and alarmism in a speech on the House of Representatives floor Thursday.

In a lengthy speech condemning former Vice President Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” the International Panel on Climate Change, as well as previous environmental cause célèbres such as fears about holes in the ozone layer and acid rain, Rohrabacher claimed large parts of the environmental movement were mere “pseudoscience” to justify increased government regulation.

“I have no doubt that unless we thwart the onslaught of nonsense being foisted upon humankind in the name of man-made global warming, the next generation will be deprived of freedom, prosperity, and a healthy environment,” he said.

Rohrabacher’s Democratic challenger, Mayor Debbie Cook, slammed him on the speech.

“He does a disservice to his district and his nation when he continues to bash the science behind climate change,” she said. “There’s nothing bad that comes from reducing our energy consumption.”

— Michael Alexander