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Gary Peters: “My understanding is that... roughly 97 percent of those folks in the profession believe that the climate is, indeed…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2015
My understanding is that... roughly 97 percent of those folks in the profession believe that the climate is, indeed, changing and that humans had a significant aspect to it.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the scientific consensus on climate change and human impact.

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