Markey Statement on Dr. Mann Exoneration

In response to the report released by Pennsylvania State University regarding the work of climate scientist Michael Mann, Representative Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, released the following statement:

Once again Dr. Mann and his scientific work on climate change have been vindicated.

The continued attacks on his work is a desperate attempt by fossil fuel interests and skeptics to cast doubt on one piece climate science while ignoring the vast body of work that shows the dangerous build up of carbon pollution from human activity.

This exoneration follows on the heals of the UK British House of Commons own review of the emails taken from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia. They were also cleared, and the scientific evidence declared sound.

The Earth is not flat, man did land on the moon and climate change is real. The longer policy makers delay action -- hiding behind witch hunts and skeptic charades -- our nations will continue to fall behind countries like China and Germany in the race for clean energy and climate solutions that create jobs.

The Select Committee recently held 2 hearings on climate science:
The Foundation of Climate Science
Climate Science in the Political Arena