After Climate Meeting, Scientists Still Aren’t Sure That Florida’s Governor Is ‘Climate Literate’

[steve2470]

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/21/3474248/rick-scott-meets-with-climate-scientists/



Five climate scientists gave Florida Gov. Rick Scott the rundown on climate change and how its affecting Florida and the rest of the globe on Tuesday.

But so far, it’s not certain how much Gov. Scott took out of the meeting. The governor, who’s running for re-election this year, didn’t ask any questions about the scientists’ presentations during the 30-minute meeting, and the scientists say he took up the first 10 or so minutes of the meeting making small talk — asking them what they taught at their respective universities and where they were from.

“We didn’t have that kind of discussion where there’s this important give and take that’s associated with actually, from my experience, absorbing the information,” Ben Kirtman professor of atmospheric science at the University of Miami, told ThinkProgress. “I don’t honestly believe the governor is climate literate, and I don’t think he is particularly interested in becoming climate literate.”

David Hastings, professor of marine science and chemistry at Eckerd College, told ThinkProgress that he thought the governor’s decision to take up “almost half” the meeting with small talk showed that he wasn’t truly interested in the meeting.

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VOTE GOVERNOR VOLDEMORT OUT OF OFFICE IN NOVEMBER ! He wasn't interested in the facts.

[valerief]

1. Scott doesn't give a shit. Never has, never will. He's a criminal asshole. nt

[steve2470]

2. agreed ! nt

[littlemissmartypants]

6. This^ eom

[immoderate]

3. But... but... he's not a scientist...

Nor can he make sense of what they tell him.

--imm

[modrepub]

4. Well if he won't listen to scientists

Maybe he'll be able to understand it when someone from the Pentagon or the CEO of Exxon explains it; both of which support that humans are impacting the climate through fossil fuel burning.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Look Ma

He's wearing Rick Perry's glasses.