The US House Global Warming Committee is (**SNIFF**) Officially Dead

Treehugger ^ | 1/06/11 | Brian Merchant

[Libloather]

The US House Global Warming Committee is Officially Dead
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 01. 6.11

We knew it was going to happen, and now it has: Republicans have killed the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. They did so as promised, shortly after taking office. The committee was designed specifically to shape policy on global warming and energy issues. Since its creation in 2006, it held 80 hearings and briefings, according to Mother Jones. Here's what the Committee accomplished, and why it will be missed:

**SNIFF**

Under the leadership of chairman Ed Markey (D-MA), it was a prolific and productive body -- and its influence will be missed in Congress.

This will especially be the case as those who disbanded the committee assume power -- the nascent Republican-lead Congress is unlikely to make any effort at all to address climate change. Over 50% of the incoming Republican congressmen are on record as being opposed to any kind of climate policy (and most are stated climate skeptics), and the leadership is actually considering opening a congressional investigation on alleged wrongdoing of climate scientists. Some Republicans even wanted to keep the global warming committee alive solely to use it to mock Democrats and climate scientists.

Needless to say, we're going to see some tough times in US climate politics -- if there's anything to see at all. Politics have prevailed over science, at least for now.

[Libloather]

We knew it was going to happen

Then shutup.

[Bronzy]

That is going to make Babs Boxer mad.

[bareford101]

one can only hope....

[combat_boots]

[Nervous Tick]

"Politics have prevailed over science, at least for until now."

[Psalm 144]

Superb.

Federal tyranny: alter or abolish it.

[onona]

Ok, they’re cracking them out of the park in batting practice.

Let’s see how they do when the real chin music starts coming their way.

[tet68]

I don’t know what that is, but I wouldn’t eat
any more of them if I were you.

[zeebee]

Correction: Politics has sided with science.

[Tex-Con-Man]

Some Republicans even wanted to keep the global warming committee alive solely to use it to mock Democrats and climate scientists.

I want the names of these people...and I want them put in charge of everything...The ratings for CSPAN would soar.

[Mmogamer]

Okies, what’s that all about? rabbit’n pancake thing or sumfin?

[Mmogamer]

Okies, what’s that all about? rabbit’n pancake thing or sumfin?

[Mmogamer]

oops sorry double post..and it’s a tissue dispenser. I get it heh..

[Nervous Tick]

>> Correction: Politics has sided with science.

No, because *real* science on climate change hasn’t yet been done.

Politics is in bed with pseudo-science.

[Nervous Tick]

>> oops sorry double post..and it’s a tissue dispenser. I get it heh..

Any idiot can see it’s a tissue dispenser.

However, I’m not just any idiot, I’m a stubborn one, and I didn’t get it either until you pointed it out. :-)

[combat_boots]

I should have commented that it is a Kleenex cozy. People actually make such things.

This one looked particularly involved to me. But happy. So, it’s a rather odd Kleenex cozy. Sort of a ‘no tears’ Kleenex cozy. ;>

[Fudd Fan]

Is it really most sincerely dead??

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[BuckeyeTexan]

No kidding. Let's see what happens when [insert your own cliche.]

[BuckeyeTexan]

No kidding. Let's see what happens when [insert your own cliche.]