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John Barrow: “I accept the scientific evidence of a climate change. I accept the scientific evidence and the common sense that tells…”

On the recordJune 18, 2014
I accept the scientific evidence of a climate change. I accept the scientific evidence and the common sense that tells me if you take all the carbon that God put down in the ground and belch it in the air, we are going to have an impact on climate sooner or later.
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John Barrow
Georgia

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Barrow acknowledges climate change and its impact due to carbon emissions.

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