UCP’s Finance critic spreads theory that climate change is a “complete hoax”

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December 11, 2017

UCP’s Finance critic spreads theory that climate change is a “complete hoax”

EDMONTON – UCP MLA and Finance critic Drew Barnes is once again denying climate change, spreading theories on social media about climate change being a complete hoax.

Barnes liked a tweet yesterday that said, “Attn Liberals, Global Warming Is A Complete Hoax!”[1] The tweet contained a video from 2013 that said a cold winter meant no climate change. NASA, the world-wide experts on global temperature increases, document that global temperatures have risen consistently since 1999, and last year was the warmest year on record.[2]

This isn’t the first time MLA Barnes has doubted the science of climate change and sought to spread disinformation about his extreme “hoax” ideas:

He financed a climate change-denying film.[3]

He attended an event, as a head table guest, of a science-denying fringe group.[4]

He compared the government’s environment policy to the Ukrainian genocide Holodomor.[5]

The UCP caucus must denounce this latest bozo eruption of Drew Barnes.

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[1] Twitter. December 9 2017. https://twitter.com/SavingAmerica4U/status/939671997000413185

[2] NASA. November 30 2017. https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/

[3] NDP Caucus. March 23 2017. https://albertandpcaucus.ca/news-events/post/wildrose-energy-critic-drew-barnes-funds-climate-denial-film

[4] Drew Barnes’ Twitter. March 25 2017. https://twitter.com/DrewBarnesMLA/status/845643251969228805

[5] Global News. June 4 2016. https://globalnews.ca/news/2741260/albertas-wildrose-party-apologizes-for-comparing-carbon-tax-to-ukrainian-genocide/