
Climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe revealed this week that CNN had not aired an interview with her, which allowed the network to give contributor Rick Santorum more time to "spread disinformation."
During a Sunday panel on CNN, Santorum had rejected a government report on climate change, and he accused climate scientists of having a monetary agenda.
“If we didn’t have climate change, we would have a lot of scientists looking for work," the CNN contributor scoffed. “To say that scientists have a consensus — the reality is that there’s lots of disagreement out there about what is causing this.”
On Tuesday, Hayhoe explained on Twitter that CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 had invited her to speak on the program, but her segment was cut.
"Instead, they give more airtime to Santorum, so he can to continue to spread disinformation," she wrote.
Read Hayhoe's tweets below.
Let me share a sad reality. @AC360 asked if I could join them tonight or talk #NationalClimateAssessment. I just ar… https://t.co/M9QXPR0ztb— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543372311.0
I get my hair and make up done, we drive across the city, I do the interview, Anderson is lovely, the whole thing t… https://t.co/364xaTVHdi— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543372406.0
I don’t get paid for any of this - but I think he does, doesn’t he? And this is not the first time this has happene… https://t.co/jJcsBQ5AKo— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543372487.0
... I would be delighted to talk to you, but in order to be a wise steward of my time, I need a guarantee the inter… https://t.co/eK0nULUorj— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543372551.0
Please don’t get me wrong – I’m not whining or complaining. I am enormously grateful for any and all media who want… https://t.co/i4wLkLaP5U— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543372631.0
But time is the most precious resource we have, and there is not enough to go around – so when we choose how to spe… https://t.co/5ccN8sDKMj— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543372839.0
@patriotmom61 @Morticiaadams91 @sfcricket @AC360 @Ted @CNN @RickSantorum I am a scientist, Shirley, and he is wrong… https://t.co/w2a37SIlZz— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe)1543389237.0