Newt: "it is inconceivable that any threat from global warming is big enough to justify destroying the American economy"

Newt Gingrich: 'I bring some scars with my life' | McClatchy

Regarding global warming, Gingrich acknowledged the reality of it, but said he didn't know if it's being driven by human greenhouse gas emission.

"The planet used to be dramatically warmer when we had dinosaurs and no people. To the best of my knowledge the dinosaurs weren't driving cars," he said.

Scientists' contention is not that Earth is now warmer than ever, but that the current rate of temperature increase is unique.

But Gingrich dismissed the vast majority of scientific opinion, on the grounds that so many scientists support it.

"I distinguish 'science' from 'political science.' and when I see 6,000 scientists sign something, that's called political science. That's not science," he said.
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Regardless, he said, "it is inconceivable that any threat from global warming is big enough to justify destroying the American economy."