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CFACT Makes Holocaust Reference About UN Climate Process In Poland

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
By Brendan DeMelle
on

Staying classy as ever, the anti-science Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) sent a fundraising request to its fans this week and made a reprehensible reference to the Holocaust, likening the United Nations’ efforts in international climate negotiations to the Nazi concentration camps.

After writing that โ€œthere simply is no parallelโ€ between the horrors of Nazi concentration camps and current UN efforts to address climate change, CFACT President David Rothbard went ahead and drew the parallel anyway. ย 

Here is an excerpt from the email (entire message viewable in PDF and online): ย ย 

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By Brendan DeMelle
Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

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