,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #egc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1
 #bjah,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4
 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1   
,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4     
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,merkley1  
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4       
,schatz1 and ,mr4 ,markey7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1
 ,science1 and ,transportation          
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that climate change is real 
and that the ,national ,science         
,foundation should engage on the        
communication of sound climate change   
science to the public4  ,whereas there  
is scientific consensus based on        
peer-reviewed research and scientific   
evidence that-- 7#a7 climate change is  
occurring due to increases in carbon    
dioxide and other greenhouse gases in   

the atmosphere2 and  7#b7 human activity
 has caused a significant increase in   
the atmospheric concentrations of       
greenhouse gases2  ,whereas scientific  
measurements show that the concentration
 of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere    
ranged from #agj to #cjj parts per      
million for at least #hjj1jjj years 7#d 
times as long as the species homo       
sapiens has existed71 but has now1      
according to measurements taken at the  
,mauna ,loa ,observatory1 exceeded #djj 
parts per million in each of the last #e
 years2 ,whereas the ,national ,science 
,foundation 7referred to in this        
preamble as the ,,nsf7 is an independent
 ,federal agency created by ,congress to
 promote the progress of science2 to    
advance the national health1 prosperity1
 and welfare2 and to secure the national
 defense 2 ,whereas the approval of any 
grant awards by ,,nsf must undergo a    
rigorous merit review standard1         
including review by outside independent 
reviewers who do not work for the ,,nsf 

or the institution that employs the     
researchers applying for the grant2     
,whereas ,congress reaffirmed the       
rigorous merit review standard of the   
,,nsf in ,public ,law #aad-cbi2 ,whereas
 the authorizing statute of the ,,nsf   
states that the long-term goals of the  
,,nsf include promoting the discovery1  
integration1 dissemination1 and         
application of new knowledge in service 
to society2 ,whereas the ,american      
,meteorological ,society1 the premier   
professional organization of the ,united
 ,states for individuals who work in the
 atmospheric and related sciences--     
7#a7 promotes broadcast meteorologists  
as station scientists2 and  7#b7 equips 
broadcast meteorologists with tools and 
skills necessary to cover weather and   
climate effects on public health1       
transportation1 agriculture1 and energy 
use2  ,whereas fossil fuel companies and
 allied organizations 7according to     
peer-reviewed scientific research and   
investigative reporting7 have long known

 about climate change and the role of   
fossil fuels in driving climate change2 
,whereas fossil fuel companies are known
 to1 both directly and through their    
trade associations1 public relations    
firms1 and foundations--  7#a7 support  
sophisticated campaigns to deny1        
counter1 and obfuscate peer-reviewed    
research2 and  7#b7 use misinformation  
campaigns to mislead the public about   
climate change2 and  ,whereas1 it is in 
the public interest that scientists and 
other experts-- 7#a7 communicate        
peer-reviewed science to the public2 and
  7#b7 educate the public about the     
causes and consequences of climate      
change3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it
 is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7
 climate change is real and human       
activity is the main driver of modern   
climate change2  7#b7 the scientific    
consensus on climate change and the     
implications of climate change with     
respect to the increase in the frequency
 and severity of extreme weather makes  

it in the public interest that broadcast
 meteorologists knowledgeably           
communicate scientifically based climate
 information to the public2  7#c7 fossil
 fuel companies1 both directly and      
through their trade associations1 public
 relations firms1 and foundations1      
should cease their misinformation       
campaigns concerning the dangers of     
climate change2 and  7#d7 it is within  
the authority and aligned with the      
mission of the ,national ,science       
,foundation to provide grants to        
broadcast meteorologists to improve     
their understanding of climate change   
science and ability to communicate      
climate change science to the public4