In congressional testimony, a climate expert took aim at the extremist rhetoric of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and teen activist Greta Thunberg.
"No credible scientific body has claimed climate change threatens the collapse of civilization much less the extinction of the human species," said Michael D. Shellenberger before the House Committee On Science, Space, and Technology.
"And yet some activists, scientists, and journalists make such apocalyptic assertions, which I believe contribute to rising levels of anxiety, including among adolescents, and worsening political polarization," said Shellenberger, president of the non-profit group Environmental Progress. https://www.wnd.com/2020/01/cl....imate-expert-shreds-