My office has received a great deal of items from people in the state of vermont which takes Environmental Protection very seriously, as well as all over the country. My fear is mr. Pruitt is a nomination designed to protect the fossil fuel industry and not the environment. I would like to ask mr. Pru ate questi pru ate question. As i understand it, you said mr. Trump is wrong in stating over and over again that Climate Change is in fact a hoax. Is that correct . Yes, sir. As you may know, some 97 of scientists who have written articles for peerreviewed journals have sited that Climate Change is real and caused by human activity and is already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world. Do you believealready causing d problems in our country and around the world. Do you believehuman activity an causing devastating problems in our country and around the world. Do you believe that Climate Change is caused byemission, by climate emission by human activity. You werent here for my op opening statement, but in my opening statement, i said Climate Change is changing and human is causing that in some manner. In some manner. Yes. And 97 of those writing peerreviewed journals, say human ability has to do with climb yaet change. The human activity impact on the climate is subject to more debate on whether the climate is changing or whether human activity contributes to it. While you are not certain the vast majority of scientists are telling us if we do not get our act together and transform our Energy System away from fossil fuel, there is a real question as to the quality of the planet we will be leaving our children and grandchildren. So you are applying for a job as administrator for the epa to protect oure environment. Overwhelming sin tists say we have to act boldly and you are tell meg there nee telling me there needs to be more debate. No, senator. As indicated, the climate is changing you havent told me why you think the climate is changing. Senator, the job of the administrator is to carry out statutes as passed by this body why is the climate changing . Senator, in in response to the co2 issue, it is constrained by statutes im asking you a personal opinion. My personal opinion is immaterial really . You are head of the agency to pro secretary t protect the environment and your feelings about whether Climate Change is caused by human activity is senator i have impacts, Scientific Community didnt say it impact, it is the cause of Climate Change and we have to transform our Energy System. Do you believe we have to change our Energy System in order to protect our planet for future generations. I believe epa has an Important Role you didnt answer my question. Do you believe we have to transform our Energy System away from fossil fuel to do what scientistic community is telling us in order to make sure this planet is healthy for our children and grandchildren . I believe the administrator has an Important Role to perform in regulating co2. Can you tell me, as i think all of us know, oklahoma has been subjected to a recordbreaking anybody of earthquakes. Scientists in oklahoma or Scientists Say that oklahoma is almost certain to have more earthquakes with heightened risk to an earth acquake in the deca and the cause of this is fracking. Can you tell me, picking up on senator harriss discussion with you, can you point me to any opinion that you wrote in the Enforcement Actions you took against the companies that were injecting waste fracking water . Senator, let me say, im very concerned about the connection between activity in ong therefore, you must have taken action can you tell me who you fined the Corporation Commission in oklahoma is vested with the jurisdiction and have actually acted on that. You made public statements expressing deep concern about this. We have worked through have you made public statements a record breaking number of earthquakes, youre the attorney general you obviously stood up and said you will do everything can you do stop future earthquakes as a result of fracking. Senator i havie acknowledgedi am concerned you are concerned . Your state is having a Record Number of if thats the kind of administrator for epa, your state is having a record breaking number and you acknowledged you are concerned if thats the kind of epa administrator you will be, you will not get my vote. And live coverage of confirmation hearings will continue tomorrow. 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