I appears like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has her head within the clouds.
In a Saturday morning post on X, the far-right Republican introduced that she was introducing a invoice that prohibits “the injection, launch, or dispersion of chemical substances or substances into the environment for the categorical goal of altering climate, temperature, local weather, or daylight depth.”
“It will likely be a felony offense,” she mentioned.
“I’ve been researching climate modification and dealing with the legislative counsel for months penning this invoice,” the legislator continued, including that the laws will probably be much like Florida’s Senate Invoice 56.
“We should finish the damaging and lethal observe of climate modification and geoengineering,” she concluded.
Although she didn’t point out the tragedy instantly, the submit appeared to be a response to the horrific flash floods which killed at least 66 people after sweeping by way of central Texas on Friday.
Conspiracy theorists have lengthy claimed that authorities or different shadowy organizations have been manipulating the climate by releasing chemical substances within the air, leaving white streaks within the sky which they name chemtrails.
The Environmental Protection Agency has explained that the cloud-like strains are condensation trails left behind after sizzling exhaust from aircrafts collide with chilly air at excessive altitudes.
Extra climate manipulation conspiracies have been fueled by the observe of cloud seeding, a means of triggering rain or snow by including tiny particles into the air.
Meteorologist and journalist Matthew Cappucci tried to debunk misinformation on-line round cloud seeding earlier than calling out Greene for her lack of expertise.
“It’s not a political assertion for me as a Harvard-degreed atmospheric scientist to say that elected consultant Marjorie Taylor Inexperienced doesn’t know what the hell she’s speaking about,” he wrote on X. “She’d be equally certified to fly a Boeing-737, observe nuclear medication or practice zebras.”
