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Christie: Climate change is real
Politico ^ | 8/19/11 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

Posted on 08/20/2011 6:50:40 AM PDT by Libloather

Christie: Climate change is real
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 8/19/11 9:57 PM EDT

Chris Christie made clear he falls in the Jon Huntsman camp as opposed to the Rick Perry camp on the scientific-political issue of the week in the Republican primary:

In vetoing a bill (S2946) that would have required New Jersey to stay in a regional program intended to curb greenhouse gases — a program Christie plans to leave by the end of the year — the governor said "climate change is real."
He added that "human activity plays a role in these changes" and that climate change is "impacting our state."

**SNIP**

Christie's come full circle on the issue. Last year, he told a town hall audience in Toms River he was skeptical climate change is the result of human activity. He backed off those comments at a conference of environmentalists in May and agreed to meet with climate scientists for a lesson in global warming.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agw; christie; climatechange; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; nj; rino; traitor
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To: Libloather

It is real simple: Yankee + Republican = RINO.


81 posted on 08/20/2011 10:07:34 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Libloather

Climate change is as real as the changing of the seasons...

No, wait...What?


82 posted on 08/20/2011 10:13:27 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: olezip

I believe Christie is correct that human activity does/can impact global climate change just by virtue of being part of the Eco system. However, if Christie meant to imply that human activity is in any way a major or even significant contributor/cause to the climate change he was really off base and not even in in the ball park. He needs to clarify his position on this with creditable references. He also should explain his acceptance of Muslim friendship.


84 posted on 08/20/2011 10:31:42 AM PDT by noinfringers2
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To: Libloather

Wobal glarming strikes down another great thinker. /s


85 posted on 08/20/2011 11:42:41 AM PDT by TauntedTiger (Keep away from the fence!)
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To: noinfringers2
I believe Christie is correct that human activity does/can impact global climate change just by virtue of being part of the Eco system.

Human activity can impact the local environment, but global climate change on Earth, Mars, Venus, and other planets is caused by the Sun. Mankind has zero measurable impact on global climate change.

Water vapor and clouds are the primary drivers of climate change, as driven by the Sun, whether it be cosmic rays or variations in solar radiation, or magnetic field changes, or distance from the Earth.

86 posted on 08/20/2011 12:18:24 PM PDT by olezip
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
If Christie gets into the race he will probably pull votes away from Romney.

So I say,go for it Christie!

87 posted on 08/20/2011 12:19:59 PM PDT by painter (No wonder democrats don't mind taxes.THEY DON'T PAY THEM !)
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To: Libloather

He’s borrowing from GA Jimmy who said in 1977 or 1978 “the energy crisis is real.”


88 posted on 08/20/2011 2:36:58 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Libloather

Governor Christie seems to have found a way to keep people from pestering him about running for president.


89 posted on 08/20/2011 4:48:18 PM PDT by Mobties (Reduce the government footprint! Let the markets work!)
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To: Libloather

IDIOT!!!


90 posted on 08/20/2011 6:36:59 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: Libloather
I agree with Christie....

Climate change is real.

And human activity may have a role in that.

91 posted on 08/20/2011 6:41:17 PM PDT by Osage Orange (HE HATE ME)
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92 posted on 08/20/2011 9:51:57 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (It's the Tea Party's fault!)
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To: Libloather

Well, the problem is he is stomping all over the message,

1. Climate always changes
2. Humans are part of the biosphere of the planet so it is impossible that they don’t have an impact

3. The real questions are,
a. how much does humans influence the climate? Is it practical to think that humans can through a behavior b. change mitigate their affect on it
c. for what benefit?
d. at what cost?

Perry’s answer to this complicated mess of questions of where exactly these greenie weanie arguments fell short to the simple “NO” it doesn’t exist.

Christi thinks he can’t say that, so he simply says “YES”

The majority of voters can’t deal with this, they want it baked down to yes or no. Perry honors them by doing this.

We conservatives have to know what he means by Yes and if that would mean anything significantly different between the two.

If Christi thinks that the changes to CO2 output will correct for any climate change, he fails the intelligence test.


93 posted on 08/20/2011 11:29:55 PM PDT by dila813
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To: Common Sense 101

That’s true, he says it as fact when it is nothing but his belief.

He doesn’t know enough to really know if it is real or not, he is going based on someone he trusts......that is what worries me.


94 posted on 08/20/2011 11:31:43 PM PDT by dila813
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To: Ancesthntr
Here’s a little publicized fact:

Carbon Dioxide portion of Greenhouse gases: 4%

Man made Carbon Dioxide: 3% of all Carbon Dioxide generated.

Green house gas reduction if all man made actions ceased: 0.12%

It is pure hubris to think that we affect the earth's temperature.

95 posted on 08/21/2011 6:13:27 AM PDT by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Christie: Climate change is real

Unicorns are real too,

96 posted on 08/21/2011 8:05:20 AM PDT by GOPJ (126 people were indicted for being terrorists in the last two years. Every one of them was Muslim.)
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