This is a tour de force of sorts, that is if you like collections of valuable information. In particular background information for who this US Representative Lamar Smith is and why he's the darling and good servant to the Texas oil aristocracy.
https://www.desmogblog.com/2016/06/21/exxon-koch-lamar-smith-exxon-knew
No commentary simply a sampling of articles and quotes. First related to US Representative Lamar Smith, chairman of the House “Science” Committee. Then to the people who own him and a peek behind the curtain of the only constituency that matters in Rep Smith’s pay to play world.
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Lamar Smith on Principles & Values - Christian Scientist.
Rep. Lamar Smith, Who Criticized ‘The Idea Of Human-Made Global Warming,’ Set To Chair House Science Panel | Nov 28, 2012
The Disgrace of Lamar Smith and the House Science Committee | NOV. 17, 2015
7 Very Wrong Things About Climate Science And Energy In House Science Chair Lamar Smith’s - May 20, 2013
Trump Billionaires Have Poured Millions Into Climate Science Denial | January 17, 2017
Koch Industries multibillionaire Koch brothers bankroll attacks on climate change science and policy | March 18, 2010
Peabody Coal Bankruptcy Reveals Climate Denial Network Funding | June 13, 2016
America's theologians of climate science denial | November 4, 2012
Exxon boss: climate change is ‘real’ and ‘serious’ | Oct 19, 2016
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Lamar Smith on Principles & Values - Christian Scientist.
Rep. Lamar Smith, Who Criticized ‘The Idea Of Human-Made Global Warming,’ Set To Chair House Science Panel | Nov 28, 2012
The Disgrace of Lamar Smith and the House Science Committee | NOV. 17, 2015
7 Very Wrong Things About Climate Science And Energy In House Science Chair Lamar Smith’s - May 20, 2013
Trump Billionaires Have Poured Millions Into Climate Science Denial | January 17, 2017
Koch Industries multibillionaire Koch brothers bankroll attacks on climate change science and policy | March 18, 2010
Peabody Coal Bankruptcy Reveals Climate Denial Network Funding | June 13, 2016
America's theologians of climate science denial | November 4, 2012
Exxon boss: climate change is ‘real’ and ‘serious’ | Oct 19, 2016