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In this PBS frontline interview Senator Timothy Wirth discusses how he scheduled James Hansen's 1988 Senate hearing on climate change for the day that was histo

In this PBS frontline interview Senator Timothy Wirth discusses how he scheduled James Hansen's 1988 Senate hearing on climate change for the day that was historically the hottest day of the year and how they opened all the windows so the air conditioners couldn't keep up prior to the hearing so that it was unbearably hot during the session: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/interviews/wirth.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/intervi... Neither side seems to be above "bad faith debating".

deanCommie 3y ago
One side has truth and scientific consensus on its side, as well the prosperity of the human race, and the LIVES of billions of individuals on the line. The other side to extend corporate subsidies and fossil fuel company profits for another generation and get themselves a nice fat retirement cushion from lobbyist contributions. Comparing their tactics for influence misses the forest for the trees.