Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Attacked by Angry Climate Denier Councilman

[greenman3610]

http://climatecrocks.com/2015/04/28/in-austin-climate-denier-assails-katharine-hayhoe/

http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2015/04/zimmerman-rejects-briefing-climate-scientist/

After Hayhoe’s presentation on global warming as it affects Austin, District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman took out his anger on the scientist over government involvement in trying to control climate change.

“The worst thing that can be done to humanity is to put government bureaucrats in charge of carbon dioxide emissions or whatever it would be,” Zimmerman said. “I’m really, really upset about this political move of saying climate change — now we have to have government in charge of climate. It angers me and I think it should.”

After the briefing was over, observers reported that Zimmerman berated Hayhoe about her views as she was leaving the Council chambers.
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After the meeting was over, two observers noted that Zimmerman continued his argument with Hayhoe, loudly criticizing her views on climate change until some staff members took her out of the chamber.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. Too bad she doesnt have a SO who could pop the punk in the mouth

I am telling you, I dont see how people are not losing their cool with the punks

[MrModerate]

2. The nitwittery of climate science deniers knows no bounds. n/t

[Archae]

3. Anti-science nitwittery is rampant on all sides.

Climate Change Denial like here.
Creationism.
Anti-GMO hysterics.
Anti-vaccination hysterics.
There's even a group that is positive Galileo was wrong, and the Earth is stationary and the universe goes around it.

[MrModerate]

12. To be fair . . .

Anti-vaxxers are a teeny-tiny minority, while anti-GMO advocates (also small in number) don't deny science so much as they're convinced that the science is being dishonestly presented.

While climate change skeptics and anti-evolutionists are legion, and threaten to overrun the country.

There is no symmetry between antiscience on the right and antiscience on the left.

[whathehell]

4. Another day, another asshole.

[yuiyoshida]

5. Cool website

http://skepticalscience.com/

[cantbeserious]

6. Merchants Of Doubt - Source Of Climate Change Denial

[GeorgeGist]

7. Just doing his job.

Making government incompetent.

[paleotn]

9. He's got a lot of practice....

...at being incompetent. He's a natural.

[freedom fighter jh]

8. If anyone can save us from climate change, it's Katharine Hayhoe.

I would have told Zimmerman he's an idiot.

Hayhoe responded to him with understanding and respect. Because she did, she has a chance of getting through to him and to people who think like him. That is what we need.

[Major Nikon]

10. I feel dumber just from listening to this dipshit

It's like Gomer Pyle trying to school Einstein on relativity.

[tclambert]

11. I thought Austin was the smart city in Texas.

And it's weird that he says, "The world is maybe millions of years old." Scientists say billions, and creationists say thousands, yet he says millions.

[yesphan]

16. Gerrymandering

Here's how Austin gets this kind of representation.

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/kwgaxa/democalypse-2014---south-by-south-mess--austin-s-real-weirdness

[jtuck004]

13. The real issue is how to confront the bullies. All they have to do is stop progress to win, and they

are doing that when they have these confrontations.

Everything about these leaves everyone dumber than they were when they started the day, and all of us 1 step closer to delivering on the promise of a dead world to our grandchildren.

[W T F]

14. Two questions for Zimmerman........

1.Where did you get your degree in climatology?
2. Have you ever thought about going back there and asking for your money back?

[rurallib]

15. As Pres. Obama said "they are not just ignorant, they are proud of it"