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Rick Perry

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Quotes by Rick Perry

What the Science Says

No, most likely the primary control knob [for climate] is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in [not CO2].

19 September 2017 (Source)

The oceans are warming and moreover are becoming more acidic, threatening the food chain.

To stand up and say that 100 percent of global warming is because of human activity, I think on its face, is just indefensible.

22 June 2017 (Source)

Multiple sets of independent observations find a human fingerprint on climate change.

The idea that science is just absolutely settled… that is so inappropriate from my perspective.

19 June 2017 (Source)

97% of climate experts agree humans are causing global warming.

I believe the climate is changing. I believe some of it is naturally occurring, but some of it is also caused by manmade activity.

19 January 2017 (Source)

No known natural forcing fits the fingerprints of observed warming except anthropogenic greenhouse gases.

"The science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put Americans' economy at jeopardy based on scientific theory that's not settled yet to me is just nonsense."

9 September 2011 (Source)

That human CO2 is causing global warming is known with high certainty & confirmed by observations.

"Just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the fact. Galileo got outvoted for a spell."

9 September 2011 (Source)

Modern scientists, not anti-science skeptics, follow in Galileo’s footsteps.

"I mean, it -- I mean -- and I tell somebody, I said, just because you have a group of scientists that have stood up and said here is the fact, Galileo got outvoted for a spell."

8 September 2011 (Source)

Modern scientists, not anti-science skeptics, follow in Galileo’s footsteps.

"I just happen to believe that, you know, the earth’s temperature has been moving up and down for millenniums now and there are enough scientists skeptical about the reasons for it."

25 August 2011 (Source)

Climate reacts to whatever forces it to change at the time; humans are now the dominant forcing.

"there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects"

17 August 2011 (Source)

A number of investigations have cleared scientists of any wrongdoing in the media-hyped email incident.

"implementing these anti-carbon programs is in the billions if not trillions of dollars at the end of the day. "

17 August 2011 (Source)

The benefits of a price on carbon outweigh the costs several times over.

"Yes, our climates change. They've been changing ever since the earth was formed."

17 August 2011 (Source)

Climate reacts to whatever forces it to change at the time; humans are now the dominant forcing.

"We're seeing weekly, or even daily, scientists who are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what's causing the climate to change"

17 August 2011 (Source)

97% of climate experts agree humans are causing global warming.

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