Inhofe getting ink in LA...

[OurTulsa]

not that this is great for the Okie image.  More blabberings about the 'Hoax' that is global warming.

A global warming skeptic's parting shot
Sen. Inhofe, soon to be replaced as panel chair, airs his view once more.
By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer
December 7, 2006

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-inhofe7dec07,1,7535617.story
WASHINGTON — Sen. James M. Inhofe has been one of Capitol Hill's leading skeptics on global warming, famously dismissing as a "hoax" the notion that human activity is the cause.

And so Wednesday, while most of official Washington was focused on the findings of the Iraq Study Group, the Oklahoma Republican used one of his final days as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to once again press his case.

He convened a hearing with witnesses who share his view that the media has hyped coverage of climate change.

"Hysteria sells," the chairman grumbled at one point.

"Scare tactics should not drive public policy," he said at another, pressing his view that rising Earth temperatures are mainly a natural, cyclical phenomenon.

And so, Inhofe had his day in the sun, as it were.

But at the same time, the hearing underscored the change that is coming to Congress following the election last month that ousted Republicans from the majority in the Senate and House.

Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, the Democrat who will take over as committee chair when her party assumes control in January, gave no ground to Inhofe at Wednesday's session, making clear her stark disagreements with him.

But she did so in a polite, somewhat detached fashion, secure in the knowledge that a month from now, she will be deciding what issues the panel will tackle. How big a change is coming? Well, Boxer has termed global warming "the greatest challenge of our generation," and pledged to try to draft legislation to combat it.

Early this week, she had called Inhofe's hearing a waste of time.

During it, she told her longtime rival, "Attacking the press doesn't make the truth go away."

Inhofe asserted that the media have become "advocates for hyping scientifically unfounded climate alarmism."

His staff distributed a 64-page booklet that included a speech by Inhofe in September that he characterized as "a skeptic's guide to debunking global warming alarmism."

One of the hearing's witnesses, Dan Gainor, director of the Business & Media Institute, said that scientists who "dare question the almost religious belief in climate change ... are ignored or undermined" in news reports.

The Business & Media Institute, according to its website, was established to "audit the media's coverage of the free enterprise system."

David Deming, a geologist who teaches at the University of Oklahoma, contended that the media coverage of global warming had developed into "an irrational hysteria."

"Every natural disaster that occurs is now linked with global warming, no matter how tenuous or impossible the connection," he said.

Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo.) used the hearing to complain that the media had neglected to adequately cover the cost of regulation that some promote as the means to combat global warming.

Discussing former Vice President Al Gore's movie on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," Bond said, "In it, you will find about an hour and 20 minutes on global warming and its environmental impacts, 10 minutes of what to do about global warming and about five minutes on how much those proposals might cost."

Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) appealed to both sides to try to find common ground on the issue.

"The reality is that not all climate change skeptics are denialist ideologues, and those in the environmental movement are not all alarmists," he said. "We can learn a lot, and achieve more, if we could listen a little more to each other."

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.), unwilling to concede any ground to Inhofe, asked the witnesses whether they agreed with the chairman's assertion that man-made global warming is a hoax.

Deming said he preferred to use the expression "mass delusion."

Inhofe, pleased to find support for his position, chimed in: "I kind of like 'mass delusion.' That's a good one."

[jamesrage]

I think Jim Inhofe has a point,most of the environmentalist are whack jobs and most of what these environmental nuts say should be taken with a grain of salt.


As far as I am concerned climate change is a natural event,regardless if it is extreme or gradual change.

Scientist who study tree rings say that there have been changes in weather and some scientist say there have been multiple ice ages.

http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/land/global/treestel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age

And most environmental whack jobs say that a a degree or two in changes of temperatures can have an effect on the environment.Considering there have been past changes in the climate one would have to assume that there will be more changes in the climate.


http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol4no1/carbonecon.html
In fact, a change in either direction of but one degree C in the mean temperature of the whole planet is a lot, and as much as modern man has ever seen. Far more is involved than slightly warmer days or nights. Most scientists agree that the most important of the climatic changes that will accompany the global warming of an enhanced greenhouse effect will be alterations in the timing and distribution of precipitation

[RecycleMichael]

Speaking on behalf of those you have insulted by calling us "whack jobs", you and Senator Inhofe have no clue.

The earth's temperature is rising at a pace that exceeds any other time. The accumulation of greenhouse gases have been proven to be a precipitant to this.

Yes, there have been slight warmings in the history of the earth and yes, there are some natural cause for warming as well.

But the gases caused by industrial pollution and the emissions of automobiles is clearly causing this pace to be accelerated.

You make it sound as though a little hotter is no big deal. You are wrong.

The icebergs will melt and the amount of fresh water in the world will decline. More importantly, the deserts will grow and the soil will dry out. Welcome back to the dust bowl.

A handful of scientists out of thousands around the world agree with your point of view. You must be like that one out of five doctors who recommends sugared gum for their patients who chew gum.

The global warming stance of Senator Inhofe has caused the world to laugh at him and all Oklahomans.

If he runs for re-election in two years, us whack-jobs will make sure he loses.

[NellieBly]

"If he runs for re-election in two years, us whack-jobs will make sure he loses."

Amen!

[guido911]

Anyone remember this nugget from the environmentalists in the 1970s?

http://denisdutton.com/cooling_world.htm

[snopes]

Global warming is a major problem. Personally, I think the human impact has played a significant role. Aside from the environmental impact, global warming has the potential to make large areas of the world uninhabitable, cause massive food and water shortages, and spark widespread migrations and war. Even if politicians disagree, the US Defense Department views global warming as a serious issue and has devoted considerable resources to investigating the possible scenarios. I even heard that they view global warming as THE largest threat to world security. I know, this is heresay unless I can provide the info to back it up. Give me some time and I can probably provide that information. Or, perhaps others have heard this and know where to find the information?

[okieinla]

quote:Originally posted by snopes

Global warming is a major problem. Personally, I think the human impact has played a significant role. Aside from the environmental impact, global warming has the potential to make large areas of the world uninhabitable, cause massive food and water shortages, and spark widespread migrations and war. Even if politicians disagree, the US Defense Department views global warming as a serious issue and has devoted considerable resources to investigating the possible scenarios. I even heard that they view global warming as THE largest threat to world security. I know, this is heresay unless I can provide the info to back it up. Give me some time and I can probably provide that information. Or, perhaps others have heard this and know where to find the information?

Couldn't find any articles of US Defense Dept. having ever said anything re: global warming as a threat to world security. (maybe it's top secret!)
I was able to come up with the following from Canada & England.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/05/canada.environment.reut/index.html
"Global warming is bigger threat than terrorism"

And
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3381425.stm
"Climate change is a far greater threat to the world than international terrorism..."

[okieinla]

quote:Originally posted by jamesrage

http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol4no1/carbonecon.html
In fact, a change in either direction of but one degree C in the mean temperature of the whole planet is a lot, and as much as modern man has ever seen. Far more is involved than slightly warmer days or nights. Most scientists agree that the most important of the climatic changes that will accompany the global warming of an enhanced greenhouse effect will be alterations in the timing and distribution of precipitation

I get the impression you feel changes in precipitation
aren't anything to worry about. This is on the same
link you provided.

http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol4no1/carbonecon.html
                                                                                  Changes in the timing of precipitation have more serious effects on some crops than do changes in the total amount.

Some areas of the world barely sustain agriculture under today's precipitation patterns. While some of these marginal areas might receive more rain with global warming, a larger number may become ill-suited for even subsistence agriculture. Sadly, and as a result of who lives where today, almost all such areas are found in the poorer countries of the developing world. Countries that experience cyclical droughts, such as India or southern Africa, are likely to experience more sustained and perhaps more frequent dry periods

[jamesrage]

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

Speaking on behalf of those you have insulted by calling us "whack jobs", you and Senator Inhofe have no clue.

If history has taught us anything with the global cooling conspiracy  it is to not listen environmentalist wackos.

[tim huntzinger]

Anyone catch Inhofe's [latet] lie on the radio with Matt Drudge Sunday? He declared that Tulsans 'had the second day of record-breaking cold' presumably Sat/Sun.