"It is nearly 27 years now since a NASA scientist testified before the US Senate that the agency was 99% certain that rising global temperatures were caused by the burning of fossil fuels. And the Senate still has not got it – based on the results of three symbolic climate change votes on Wednesday night.

The Senate voted virtually unanimously that climate change is occurring and not, as some Republicans have said, a hoax – but it defeated two measures attributing its causes to human activity."

Suzanne Goldenberg reports for the Guardian January 22, 2015. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Republicans Outfox Democrats on Climate Votes" (Politico) [3]

"Senate Votes That Climate Change Is Real" (The Hill) [4]

"Senate Says Climate Change Real, But Doesn't Agree on Cause" (AP) [5]

"Senate Democrats Play Offense on Climate Change Ahead of 2016" (Bloomberg) [6]

"'Climate Change Is Real And Not a Hoax,' Senate Overwhelmingly Decides" (Los Angeles Times) [7]

"Time To Break Out the Cots for A KXL All-Nighter?" (E&E Daily) [8]

"Republicans Defiant After Obama Mocks Their Stance on Science" (Greenwire) [9]