Articles by Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson is the political director of Climate Hawks Vote.
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Climate science rapid response team debunks Bjorn Lomborg
In an op-ed in Washington Post, Bjorn Lomborg argued that efforts to reduce global warming pollution can wait, because "coping with climate change is something we know how to do." To bolster that claim, Lomborg claimed global sea levels are not likely to rise more than about 20 inches by 2100. Because the Post did not bother to fact-check Lomborg's column, the Wonk Room and a group of top climate scientists took on the task.
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To block EPA regulations, Koch Industries expands lobbying campaign to children
Regulation Reality Tour, produced by Koch's Americans for Prosperity, featured a SWAT car shaped moon bounce for children, symbolizing EPA Carbon Cops
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GOP climate deniers vie to run House Energy Committee
The House Energy Committee is seeing an intense leadership fight, as four different Republicans are vying to take over the influential post. The four candidates -- Reps. Fred Upton, John Shimkus, Joe Barton, and Cliff Stearns -- all want to reopen the floodgates for a deregulated fossil fuel industry. But precisely how reactionary the committee will become depends on who wins. The frontrunner Upton is the only candidate who doesn't explicitly question climate science.
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Half of GOP caucus are climate zombies, four members admit science is real
45 of 97 Republican freshmen and 85 of 166 re-elected Republicans are confirmed climate zombies.
