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Lab coats vs. climate change: Scientists rally for research

Lab coats vs. climate change: Scientists rally for research | iNFOnews.ca
Naomi Oreskes, bottom right with microphone, History of Science professor at Harvard University, addresses the crowd during a rally by scientists in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in San Francisco. The rally was to call attention to what scientist believe is unwarranted attacks by the incoming Trump administration against scientists advocating for the issue of climate change and its impact. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists in lab coats hoisting signs saying “Ice has no agenda, it just melts” have rallied in San Francisco to defend climate-change research ahead of a skeptical Trump administration.

A couple hundred researchers, activists and supporters gathered Tuesday before the biggest meeting of U.S. climate scientists since November’s elections.

Demonstrators held signs with slogans such as “Stand up for Science” and “We heart science.”

Rally participants object to President-elect Donald Trump’s questioning of scientific conclusions that mankind’s use of oil and natural gas rapidly is warming the Earth’s atmosphere.

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