Climate change is real.

Human activity — namely, our dependence on fossil fuels — is largely responsible for it. And if we don’t take immediate steps to stop it, our continuation as a species could be in peril.

But — rather than doing everything in their considerable power to help move us away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy — some members of Congress are turning to science fiction.

Take Trumpist Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas. Gohmert thinks climate change is a hoax. (He also thinks lynching should not be a federal hate crime. And he filed a lawsuit against then-Vice President Mike Pence for not overturning the 2020 election.)

Last week, in a congressional hearing on natural resources, Rep. Louie Gohmert said the following (I am not making this up, and Gohmert was apparently serious):

“We know there’s been significant solar flare activities. Um ... and so is there anything that the National Forest Service or [Bureau of Land Management] can do to, uh, change the course of the Moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the Sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

That’s an actual member of the United States House of Representatives wondering out loud — and on the record — if we can solve the climate crisis by altering the orbit of the Moon or the Earth.

Tell Rep. Louie Gohmert:

No, we can’t solve climate change by altering the orbit of the Moon or the Earth. That’s science fiction. What we can do — if ridiculous politicians like you get out of the way — is take bold steps to shift away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy as fast as humanly possible. If we don’t, our continued existence as a species may be in jeopardy. That’s a fact.

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