GOP to investigate ‘scientific fraud’ of global warming

[tinrobot]

Fresh off a dramatic victory in which it retook the House leadership, the Republican Party intends to hold major hearings probing the supposed "scientific fraud" behind global warming.

The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder related the news in a little-noticed article Wednesday morning.

The effort is a likely attempt to out-step the White House on energy policy moving forward. Legislation on energy and climate change reform, one of President Barack Obama campaign promises, has yet to materialize, though Obama's EPA recently classified carbon dioxide as a pollutant.

Holding hearings would please the Republicans' conservative base, which increasingly doubts the scientific basis for global warming -- especially human-induced global warming -- and provide a reflection of the new GOP's tenor.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/gop-investigate-scientific-fraud-global-warming-report/

The Atlantic article:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/11/what-now-an-epic-election-meets-the-future/65477/

----

Totally expected, but totally unbelievable as well.

[Arctic Dave]

1. Stupid fucking idiots.

[glitch]

17. So glad our brilliant policy is to triangulate to these idiots. nt

:sarcasm:

[ramapo]

2. It is a funny world

It is sometimes quite surprising to see who subscribes to the global warming as fraud position. Harrison Schmitt, who walked on the moon, is one who recently caught my attention.

[Enthusiast]

14. But is he a climate scientist?

I doubt it. Is he a paleoclimatologist? No. He also might be a proponent of creationism or intelligent design.

[caraher]

16. He's a geologist

The only guy with a PhD to walk on the moon. But not a climate scientist

[subterranean]

3. I'm sure all those contributions from the oil industry have nothing to do with this.

[Drale]

4. I hate to say it

but more and more, I am thinking the only way we are ever going to fix the environment is if the right wing is completely banned from doing anything EVER!

[Chulanowa]

5. Republican science!

Start with a conclusion then gather facts that you think support it.

Being so stupid should be a crime.

[Enthusiast]

15. I thought the same...nt

[mimitabby]

6. it boggles my mind to imagine what the qualifications are

I wonder what the qualifications of people being allowed to testify will be.
bachelor in divinity YES
Master's in Physics NO
PhD in Astrophysics NO
Master's in Jurisprudence YES


sigh..

[Nihil]

13. You missed a few ...

BA in Economics - YES

MBA in Accountancy - YES

Postgraduate Diploma in Politics - YES

BSc in Oceanography - wazzat den?

:-(

[Shallah Kali]

7. European companies spend big to block climate action in the USA

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/10/european-companies-spend-big-block-climate-action-us

:nuke:

[Kolesar]

11. wow

Thanks for posting that

[Kolesar]

19. This could be a mistake on their part if they come off as "too douchie" eom

[Nathanael]

8. And the Witch Hunt Continues

The story never changes, but somehow climate skeptics continue to get support from the people. Truly incredible.

[Kennah]

9. Spinning up a conspiracy theory on this

Could these "investigations" be cover because some of the tea infused Republican Party senses the inevitable that they're going to soon have to concede defeat on their "global warming is a fraud" rhetoric?

They "investigate" and "conclude" that climate change is occurring, it's man made, and now the Republican House will save America.

[Nihil]

12. If so, that is a serious silver lining ...

... to what, at first sight, appears to be a hell of a storm coming in ...
:shrug:

[joshcryer]

10. Asinine. :(

[Shallah Kali]

18. it's not just pleasing to their corporate masters - it's joyous news to rw fundie ears.......

Creationism and Global Warming Denial: Anti-Science’s Kissing Cousins?
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/science/2374/_creationism_and_global_warming_denial%3A_anti-science%E2%80%99s_kissing_cousins

Tea Partiers Fall Back on Religion to Deny Reality of Climate Change
http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/laurilebo/3615/tea_partiers_fall_back_on_religion_to_deny_reality_of_climate_change_

http://www.religiondispatches.org/tags/climate%20change/

[joshcryer]

20. But they want to build nuclear "because it's clean."

:rofl: