(NASA)More than half of the Republicans in Congress question the science of human-caused climate change, according to the Center for American Progress. “Climate change is real and happening now, and the United States urgently needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Holt, who was the U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional district from 1999 to 2015. Of prominent U.S. scientific organizations, only the American Physical Society (APS) abstained from participating in both the 2009 and 2016 letter efforts. “Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research concludes that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver,” the letter states. So I pray daily that we are wrong.”The letter is an update to a similar letter to Congress signed by 18 scientific organizations in 2009, which was also led by AAAS.

Source: Washington Post June 28, 2016 19:44 UTC