Exec. Publisher of Science journal responds to Palin op-ed in Washington Post

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
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Alan Leshner, the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the executive publisher of the journal Science, responded to Sarah Palinโ€™s op-ed in the Washington Post, calling her out for her denial of climate science and her lack of basic understanding of the difference between climate vs.ย weather.ย 

In his own op-ed, titled โ€œDonโ€™t Let the Climate Doubters Fool You,โ€ Leshner says that Palin โ€œdistorted the clear scientific evidenceโ€ of climate change and โ€œshe also badly confused the concepts of daily weather changes and long-term climate trends.โ€

Palinโ€™s attempt to use the โ€œClimategateโ€ email theft scandal to promote the cause of climate denialism is thoroughly refuted by Leshner, who summarizes clearly the vast scientific evidence of human-driven climate change.ย  Read Leshnerโ€™s op-ed in the Washington Post, it speaks forย itself.

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

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