EPA denies climate change deniers

On July 29, the EPA issued a response to several petitions that challenged the EPA's 2009 finding that climate change is real and is caused by anthropogenic emissions. After a through investigation of the claims made in the petitions, the EPA concluded that the "evidence" cited in the petitions was based on "selectively edited, out-of-context data and a manufactured controversy," denying the petitions and standing by its 2009 finding. In the press statement issued by the EPA, Lisa Jackson suggested, “Defenders of the status quo will try to slow our efforts to get America running on clean energy. A better solution would be to join the vast majority of the American people who want to see more green jobs, more clean energy innovation and an end to the oil addiction that pollutes our planet and jeopardizes our national security.”