Associated Press - November 7, 2009 3:05 PM ET
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A group of scientists from conservative Brigham Young University has criticized state lawmakers over their recent handling of the climate change issue.
The scientists rebuked legislators in a letter sent Oct. 26, five days after the Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee heard from Roy Spencer, an Alabama climatologist who doubts human activities are largely responsible for climate change.
The scientists criticized lawmakers for giving the "fringe" position of Spencer equal weight to that of the broad, scientific consensus that climate change is occurring largely because of human activities.
Committee member Christopher Herrod, a Provo Republican, says he believes there's no such consensus on the issue.
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com
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