In the name of their self-proclaimed commitment to "quality journalism," The Weather Channel has launched a new series of short videos that directly confront climate change deniers. And it is pretty obvious that Republicans are their target audience.

"There are are only a few issues more contentious than climate change in American political life," executive producer Neil Katz writes. "But while the climate change debate rages in some quarters, in others, most notably among those who study the climate, there is wide consensus."

Katz boldly states TWC's official position on climate change: "we report the science, and the science consistently says climate change is real, humans are causing it, and we must prepare for its effects."

To get that message across, Katz selected several "voices" to be featured in the videos -- from Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, to scientists, climatologists, and a Syrian refugee. But also featured are the voices of Ret. Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, and one of George W. Bush's Treasury secretaries, Henry Paulson, as well as EPA administrator under Bush, Christine Todd Whitman.

In her video, she blatantly calls out Republicans for not getting behind climate change. She spent quite some time correlating a thriving economy as one that has environmental regulations in an apparent attempt to appease viewers' minds that doing something to combat climate change is not bad for the wealth of Americans. She also chided her own party for doubting climate change:

The way the Republican Party is addressing the issue of climate change is both frustrating and puzzling. Because if you think about it, the Republican Party -- it's our history. I mean, the first president to set aside open space was Abraham Lincoln in Yosemite. Then you have Teddy Roosevelt and the national parks system and all that he did to expand that. It was Richard Nixon who established the Environmental Protection Agency. It's ours. It's our issue. It's conservation. It's conservative. This is an issue we should be talking about in a rational way. Let's not politicize it, let's not demand that everybody be absolutely for or absolutely against climate change. Let's say, 'Something's happening here, let's have a reasoned discussion about what we can and should do.' And how do we do it in a way that doesn't stop our economic growth, because we all understand we need that growth.

"The Climate 25" features what TWC calls "25 of the smartest voices on climate, security, energy and peace." Katz writes:

We feel that the opinions expressed here are worth listening to and engaging with. They come from business and military leaders, from people who have seen firsthand the power of severe weather, and even from some perhaps-unexpected voices in American politics. We feel that the opinions featured here are from people who are both thoughtful and informed, and we hope you agree that these are people who are worth listening to.

These videos are also the culmination of a year-long project looking at climate change as a real-world problem that will require creative solutions from all points on the political spectrum. We hope it encourages thoughtful debate and, more importantly, action on an issue that will affect us all.

The videos are online and will also run on television through June 14.

H/T Slate