Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., speaking at a hearing on the $535 million loan guarantee the Obama administration gave to now bankrupt solar manufacturing company Solyndra, accused Republicans of being anti-science.
Like other Democrats, Waxman is concerned that about Republican efforts to cut funding to alternative “green” technology in the wake of the Solyndra failure.
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“We need to face reality and stop denying science,” Waxman said. “Climate change is real, and it is caused by man. In the past year alone, extreme weather has caused record floods, droughts, and fires that have turned much of our nation into disaster areas.”
He continued, “The future will belong to the countries that recognize reality and invest in green energy.”
