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'Perhaps the most influential climate science contrarian' (Nature). Trump EPA transition. Biostat. Atty. Fund mgr. FOX News contrib. Founder, https://t.co/tXR83l44vf.

Jun 30, 2022, 8 tweets

Nutty Kagan dissent in WV v. EPA claims that warming causes more heat deaths.

Nope. Not according to the US EPA web site. 1/

Nutty Kagan dissent in WV v. EPA claims warming causes more frequent and intense hurricanes.

Wrong on both counts.

Meteorologist @ryanmaue debunks both -- numbers and intensity. 2/

Nutty Kagan dissent in WV v. EPA claims that warming will disrupt food production.

Nope.

Global crop production is up 52% just since 2000. 3/

Nutty Kagan dissent in WV v. EPA claims "children born this year could to live to see part of the Eastern seaboard swallowed by the ocean."

LOL.

In 1986, EPA predicted Florida would be 2 feet under water by 2020. 4/

Nutty Kagan dissent in WV v. EPA claims warming will kill 4.6 million per year by 2100.

Since recent warming began, global population has increased from ~500 million in 1650 to almost 8 billion today. 5/

Nutty WV v. EPA dissent opens with, "Climate change's cases and dangers are no longer subject to serious doubt."

BS.

This thread shows not one of its specific climate claims is true.

The dissent cares so much about climate that it doesn't bother verify activist claims.

6/

Lying WV v. EPA dissent claims SCOTUS appointed itself as the decision-maker on climate policy.

Totally false.

SCOTUS merely held Congress gave EPA no authority to regulate power plant emissions.

Not respectful dissent. Lying propaganda. 7/

Nutty Kagan dissent in WV v. EPA calls climate the "greatest environmental challenge of our time." 🙄

Is that a legal holding?

If true, why doesn't Congress give EPA authority to act?

Reality: Climate is a hoax that many in Congress have been reluctant to fall for. 8/

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