Are climate alarmists using the Southern California wildfires to fan the flames of global warming?
Are environmentalists and government bureaucrats using global warming to cover up their share of responsibility for the wildfires that have displaced more than 500,000 people and destroyed more than 1,300 homes? The CBS news show “60 Minutes” which has a history of promoting climate alarmism kicked off the blame-global-warming campaign last Sunday with a segment entitled “The Age of Mega-Fires.” Reporter Scott Pelley prompted chief federal firefighter Tom Boatner with the statement, “You know, there are a lot of people who don’t believe in climate change.” Boatner responded: “You won’t find them on the fire line in the American West anymore, because we’ve had climate change beat into us over the last 10 or 15 years. We know what we’re seeing, and we’re dealing with a period of climate, in terms of temperature and humidity and drought, that’s different than anything people have seen in our lifetimes.” CNN’s Anderson Cooper incorporated the fires into his plug for the cable channel’s ala
