Posted on 11/26/2008 6:32:03 AM PST by PROCON
Climate change skeptics on Capitol Hill are quietly watching a growing accumulation of global cooling science and other findings that could signal that the science behind global warming may still be too shaky to warrant cap-and-trade legislation.
While the new Obama administration promises aggressive, forward-thinking environmental policies, Weather Channel co-founder Joseph D’Aleo and other scientists are organizing lobbying efforts to take aim at the cap-and-trade bill that Democrats plan to unveil in January.
So far, members of Congress have not been keen to publicly back the global cooling theory. But both senators from Oklahoma, Republicans Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, have often expressed doubts about how much of a role man-made emissions play.
“We want the debate to be about science, not fear and hypocrisy. We hope next year’s wave of new politics means a return to science,” said Coburn aide John Hart. “It’s the old kind of politics that doesn’t consider any dissenting opinions.”
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Ping!
Snake oil salesmen don't let scientific facts get in the way of a good scam.
“Snake oil salesmen don’t let scientific facts get in the way of a good scam.”
Actually, snake oil is an ancient Chinese remedy, and good for you. It was fake snake oil that gave snake oil salesmen a bad name.
This is coming not a moment too soon.
John Coleman, weather channels founder, wants to debate al gore, on the issue, but Al will not debate him...
Good point. Just like fake scientists give science a bad name.
Cap-and-Trade bump for later...........
If global cooling hits, won’t we need to burn more fossil fuels to keep warm? Maybe we can heat with the fat from rich liberals.
“Global warming” is just another liberal psychosis. “Global warming” just HAS to be true, or Al Gore will be WRONG. And they just can’t have that.
Scientists are urging caution on global warming?
But, Al Gore said that the debate is over. He said leading scientists agree with him. And he said the debate is over. And he said this is not just another political issue, it’s a moral issue..........
I love it when liberals say something is a moral issue, which is then supposed to shut down debate about it. Liberals don’t believe in morality on other issues, but if it’s a politically correct cause, then it’s a “moral” crusade, and debate needs to end.
Again today we have another day with the sun having NO sunspots. Down here in warm Florida, it was 29 degrees this morning and the low predicted was supposed to be 34! It is still autumn and it is too cold this time of year in alot of areas.
Imagine doing all this extreme stuff, and it’s actually getting colder?
I keep saying, follow the $$ from OPEC to environmental groups, to our politicians. If you were a corrupt Arab autocrat w hundreds of billions at stake, would you leave it to chance?
It IS a moral crusade.
The goal is global socialism - global warming was just a vehicle to get there.
When this train runs off the tracks, they’ll find another one to ride.
Plus we are in a solar minimum not seen in over 50 plus years.
The Earth is currently at one of its farest lengths from the Sun in its orbit in the solar system.
Lots of things are coming together at the same time to make for an historic event.
Time will tell.
Been thinking I may need to change my screen name to The Crazy Lady, what say you?
(((Rapunzal))) is a wonderful screen name. Never change. JMHO.
“Despite the growing science, the world’s leading crusader on climate change, Al Gore, is unconcerned.
“Climate deniers fall into the same camp as people who still don’t believe we landed on the moon,” said the former vice president’s spokeswoman, Kalee Kreider. “We don’t think this should distract us from the reality.””
Rod Serling:
“The word that Mrs. Bronson is unable to put into the hot, still, sodden air is ‘doomed,’ because the people you’ve just seen have been handed a death sentence. One month ago, the Earth suddenly changed its elliptical orbit and in doing so began to follow a path which gradually, moment by moment, day by day, took it closer to the sun. And all of man’s little devices to stir up the air are now no longer luxuries - they happen to be pitiful and panicky keys to survival. The time is five minutes to twelve, midnight. There is no more darkness. The place is New York City and this is the eve of the end, because even at midnight it’s high noon, the hottest day in history, and you’re about to spend it in the Twilight Zone.”
You can watch the full episode of “The Midnight Sun” (originally broadcast on November 17, 1961) here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=7102737
- John
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