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IDemo

(16,926 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2015, 06:56 PM Jan 2015

Senate votes 98-1 that climate change is 'not a hoax' [View all]

Source: The Week

The Senate was set to vote on a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline today, but first it voted on a couple amendments. One of these was pure symbolism, stipulating that climate change is "real and not a hoax." Oddly, even the fervent anti-environmentalist James Inhofe (R-Okla.) voted for it, first claiming on Twitter that the amendment actually affirmed climate change was a hoax, then later arguing that the hoax was not climate change itself, but whether it is caused by humans (it is).

Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) was the lone vote against.

Read more: http://theweek.com/speedreads/535015/senate-votes-981-that-climate-change-hoax

--Only two paragraphs at link.

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Senate votes 98-1 that climate change is 'not a hoax' [View all] IDemo Jan 2015 OP

Who was the non-voter? Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #1

Wicker, R-Miss. nt femmocrat Jan 2015 #2

The most ignorant man in congress. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #24

I think Harry Reid brucefan Jan 2015 #3

Correct. onenote Jan 2015 #8

I think that is so... 2naSalit Jan 2015 #34

I am in tears over this vote. I am not young and I don't roguevalley Jan 2015 #10

I hear ya'...... 67 degrees here (n. of Atlanta) in the middle of January groundloop Jan 2015 #12

My feelings exactly... NancyDL Jan 2015 #15

welcome to du nancydl roguevalley Jan 2015 #17

But they don't think humans cause it - ergo, do nothing. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #25

it will be less likely to sustain objections to something you roguevalley Jan 2015 #32

They don't agree "it" is happening, so they'll do nothing. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #33

on the coast blackcrow Jan 2015 #35

Well... Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2015 #4

See- there is intelligence lurking packman Jan 2015 #5

Geez,,,, Cryptoad Jan 2015 #6

Exactly. That is why this vote doesn't really do anything. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #28

An Osian, ossified source of basket cases ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2015 #7

So Republican senators admit the world is warming. That's halfway to sanity. tclambert Jan 2015 #9

But the verdict by the Senate is still out on ... DrBulldog Jan 2015 #11

Welcome to DU, DrBulldog! calimary Jan 2015 #14

Well if you're standing just slightly east of the International date line.. defacto7 Jan 2015 #22

This is interesting Gothmog Jan 2015 #13

Even Inhofe??? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #16

Yes, Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #19

THAT I can believe. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #20

LOL!!! Just saw the clip where he says, "The climate is always changing". Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #36

Solutions will not happen without leadership .. the Republicans have offered NONE. YOHABLO Jan 2015 #18

I'll accept Inhofe's "clairification"...because it doesn't matter brooklynite Jan 2015 #21

49 Repub senators then voted it's not man-made; 5 R and 43 Dem and 2 Ind voted it is muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #23

Why am I still sitting in my lab, when facts are up for a vote??? DetlefK Jan 2015 #26

well there you go, that should take care of any cliamte change issues we have.... olddad56 Jan 2015 #27

NEXT WEEK they vote on whether or not 2+3=5. n/t dsharp88 Jan 2015 #29

If it's not in the Bible ... Kennah Jan 2015 #37

The founding fathers must be rolling in their graves at what idiocy takes place now ... Myrina Jan 2015 #30

In a surprise vote... librechik Jan 2015 #31