Climate deniers in Congress threaten the planet and everyone living on it. Many of the congressional climate deniers have pocketed big sums in “anti-climate money” that includes money from industries benefiting from burning fossil fuels.

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1. Even members of Congress should know it’s not safe to play with fire. Or deadly heat waves. Or droughts, wildfires, record floods and landslides.

   All of those things are getting worse because of climate change, scientists say, and it’s not wise to hide from reality by sticking one’s head in the metaphorical sand — sand that is getting ever hotter.

   Yet, according to a new Center for American Progress analysis, 123 members of Congress simply deny the science of climate change. Among those the center cited are Illinois Republican Reps. Mike Bost, Darin LaHood and Mary E. Miller. These are elected officials who are supposed to be working night and day to protect the rest of us from the worst effects of climate change.

   Not surprisingly, many of the congressional climate deniers have pocketed big sums in “anti-climate money” that includes money from industries benefiting from burning fossil fuels, which releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and warms the planet. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tops the list with donations totaling more than $5 million. Bost, LaHood and Miller received donations of $349,821, $322,650 and $29,048, respectively.