The Senate, a Snowball and a Climate Change Skeptic

Sen Jim Inhofe (R-OK), a staunch opponent of claims that humans have contributed to climate change, took to the Senate floor Thursday to make his case with an unconventional prop.

 

“You know what this is?” Inhofe asked on the Senate floor, holding a recently-made snowball. “It’s a snowball just from outside here. So it’s very, very cold out. Very unseasonable.”

 

“So, Mr. President, catch this,” Inhofe added before tossing the snowball to an aide.

 

Inhofe argued that while NOAA scientists had argued that 2014 was the warmest year on record, the harsh winter counters the idea that temperatures are getting warmer.

 

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