[nickcarraway]

He got the brilliant idea after watching a Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumley cartoon. This guy is going to give Joe Biden a run for his money in the stupid quotes sweepstakes.

[sockmonkey]

1) Build “a large array of mirrors [that] could affect the earth’s climate,” to extend farmers’ growing season.

Oh sheesh, it sounds like he read Stephenie Meyer's book, The Host.

[pyx]

Is Debbie Schlussel lying about Newt Gingrich and his upcoming Global Warming book in this article on her website ?

[TigersEye]

1) Build “a large array of mirrors [that] could affect the earth’s climate,” to extend farmers’ growing season.

[cowtowney]

Where are all the Ron Paul haters? Who is goofy now?

[Little Pig]

I’m all for using science to improve the environment. Legitimately reducing pollution, improving water quality, using resources more efficiently, and finding more effective means of power generation are laudable goals worthy of investment.

Where the line needs to be drawn is when dangerously misguided political agendas are substituted for science, poorly-understood technologies are introduced based on ideology instead of effectiveness and without regard for the consequences, and environmental regulations are imposed to promote social outcomes instead of solving legitimate environmental issues.

I fully support research into biodiesel and other alternative fuels, as well as solar and wind power. However, I recognize that all of these technologies are in their infancy, and therefore are far from being viable in the marketplace as of yet. I also support *proper* resource management, waste reduction, and environmental regulations. I don’t want factories dumping raw waste into waterways. I want to see methods of more efficiently using water. I want to see managed forests, as all of these things (eventually) benefit me and my family. I’d love to have the day come again when one could drink from a clear stream without worrying about getting sick from it.

[jonrick46]

Sounds like Newt could test his theory on MythBusters. Oh! Maybe not! If MythBusters can shoot cannon balls through people’s homes, think what they would do with a couple of mirrors!

[exnavy]

Sheesh!

[caveat emptor]

Seems far far-fetched in re changing climate, but an Italian village uses a giant mirror to bring in some sunlight during the winter.

"The southern side of the valley is so sheer that on 11 November the sun disappears and does not reappear until 2 February."

[C. Edmund Wright]

I do not know in what context Newt talks about the mirrors - I suppose it is mostly experimental - but among his main proposals for right now are:
“drill here, drill now, pay less”
and “ending the EPA”
and “increasing nuclear energy.”

[GregoryFul]

Thinking outside the box, that is just what we need in DC. Engineers of course would need to evaluate the practicality. Newt, with this idea, invokes the first phase of a very successful creative problem solving paradigm: Spin out ideas uncritically, followed with the second phase, critical analysis of the spun thoughts.

[Happy Rain]

Daily Caller wants Mitt.

[PjhCPA]

This is not free market capitalism!

JimRob...you really support this guy?

[sockmonkey]

he thinks government can incentivize the production of new energy technologies, which would consequently help the environment and the economy by making the country less dependent on foreign oil.

Yes, Yes, that worked so well with Solyndra.