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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
Three years ago, Dr. Patrick Michaels testified before the Energy and Environment Subcommittee that widely accepted scientific data has overestimated global warming and that regulation enacted in response to that data could have a very counterproductive effect.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman discusses the implications of scientific data on global warming and regulatory responses.

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