Cruz repeatedly pressed Mair to address satellite data that found an 18-year pause in global warming, countering the Sierra Club’s claim of a warming trend.

The Question Sierra Club’s President Didn’t Want to Answer

By Heritage Foundation Natalie Johnson——Bio and Archives--October 8, 2015

Sen. Ted Cruz’s questioning of Sierra Club President Aaron Mair turned contentious Tuesday, then went viral when the Texas Republican posted the nearly 10-minute exchange. He asked the green group to retract its assertion that the “planet is cooking” in light of scientific evidence suggesting the opposite. More...

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