Claim: Rick Santorum calls global warming a "hoax." If he were a scientist, he would be in a small minority. "The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is," Santorum said at the Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi, Miss., on March 12. He made similar comments in early February in Colorado Springs, Colo., saying that global warming was a "hoax" and that "man-made global warming" and proposed remedies were "bogus."
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Verdict: rick santorum calls global warming a "hoax." if he were a scientist, he would be in a small minority. "the dangers of carbon dioxide? tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is," santorum said at the gulf coast energy summit in biloxi, miss., on march 12. he made similar comments in early february in colorado springs, colo., saying that global warming was a "hoax" and that "man-made global warming" and proposed remedies were "bogus."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-03-14T16:48:24