Jeb Bush decries "intellectual arrogance" by those who embrace climate science. [View all]

[seafan]

*#@damn these people.

First, Jeb Bush said he was “not a scientist” when it comes to climate change. Now, he says the scientists are not to be believed.

In comments reported by CNN on Wednesday, the potential 2016 presidential candidate called the science of human-caused climate change “convoluted,” and questioned the degree to which carbon emissions are responsible.

“For the people to say the science is decided on this is really arrogant, to be honest with you,” he reportedly said. “It’s this intellectual arrogance that now you can’t have a conversation about it, even.”

Of the climate scientists who actively publish research, 97 percent agree that humans cause climate change. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — which draws on the knowledge of almost 800 climate experts across the globe — says it is at least 95 percent likely that human activities are the main cause of atmospheric and ocean warming since the 1950s.

In the scientific world, a 97 percent rate of agreement does amount to a consensus.

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From CNN:

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"The President's approach is, effectively, reduce economic activity to lower our carbon footprint," he said. "That's not what he says, of course, but that's the result of his policies."

Rather than focusing on carbon emissions, Bush said, the federal government should provide more incentives for lower carbon-producing forms of energy, like hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling.

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Yeah, fracking. It helps Jeb become very, very wealthy.

I want to be very wealthy, and I'll be glad to tell you when I've accomplished that goal.

John Ellis Bush, son of the president

America and the rest of the planet will not climb out of this dark hole until this family is banished from politics for all time.