Take Note: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet

WPSU | By Patty Satalia

Published December 2, 2016 at 1:00 PM EST

Michael Mann, distinguished professor of meteorology and director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State, and co-author of "The Madhouse Effect."

Polls show that the overwhelming majority of Americans recognize the urgency of acting on human-induced climate change. Why then haven't we done more as a nation to address the problem? Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann says politicians are doing the bidding of powerful fossil fuel interests while ignoring the long-term good of the people they’re supposed to represent.

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Patty Satalia

Patty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.

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