Scott Brown Flips On Climate Change: 'No' It's Not Scientifically Proven

[DonViejo]

By DANIEL STRAUSS Published AUGUST 25, 2014, 10:58 AM EDT

Former Sen. Scott Brown (R), now running for Senate in New Hampshire, over the weekend was pretty clear: science has not proven that climate change is real. But back in 2012, when Brown was running for re-election in Massachusetts, he said that he "absolutely" believed climate change is real and that it is a result of both man-made and natural causes.

Brown and the other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire were asked on Saturday "do you believe that the theory of man-made climate change has been scientifically proven?"

Former Sen. Bob Smith, another former senator running to replace Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), was first asked if he believed "that the theory of man-made climate change has been scientifically proven?" Smith responded "no." Then the same question was posed to Brown. Brown said "no" too. The question and answer were flagged by the opposition research organization American Bridge 21st Century.

Brown's comments strongly conflict with an answer he gave on climate change when he was running against now-Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in 2012. Brown was asked if he believed climate change is real, and if so what would should the federal government be doing about it?

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[Historic NY]

1. There you have it from the GOP science division.

[merrily]

2. Maybe the Koch brothers gave him a pass on global warming when he ran for Kennedy's seat

in a blue state, but will not give him that same pass when he runs in a purple state.

The former Senator from Massachusetts now wants to be the future Senator from New Hampshire. Robert Kennedy succeeded in running for the Senate from a state other than his own, but Brown is no Robert Kennedy.

[n2doc]

3. And this guy is within a few points of the lead there.

WTF is wrong with people? Are they so easily duped by the propaganda that they can't see though this proven faker?

[CurtEastPoint]

4. Tell me how this carpetbagger has managed to be in a dead heat w/Shaheen. C'mon NH. THINK!

[chelsea0011]

5. This guy is so predictable. Polls show a close race... time to solidify the

anti-science crowd. He waits on all issues, she how the wind is blowing then and only then will he state a position.