Inhofe Responds To Sweeping Climate Impact Study: "It's A Phony Report"

[hatrack]

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Released by the Obama administration, the report states that climate change already is having visible impacts on the U.S. “It tells us why remedial action is needed sooner rather than later, as well as showing why that action must include both global emissions reductions to reduce the extent of climate change and local adaptation measures to reduce the damage from the changes that are no long avoidable,’’ said John Holden, assistant to President Obama for Science and Technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Key findings include: More frequent and intense heat waves, which will increase threat to human health; increased heavy rainfall, which will lead to more flooding, waterborne diseases and negative effects on agriculture; insect infestations; more wildfires; and a rise in sea level, which will result in coastal flooding and lost land. The report was described as the first in a decade to break down impacts by region. “This report stresses that climate change has immediate and local impacts,’’ said Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. “It literally affects people in their backyards.’’

For the Great Plains region, which covers Texas north through the Dakotas to the Canadian border, the report says temperatures are projected to continue to increase. In addition to heat waves, droughts and heavy rains, the report said the region’s already threatened water resources could be impacted even more. That, it states, could affect activities such as ranching as well as the health and prosperity of residents.

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Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a leading critic of Democrats’ effort to pass climate change legislation, said the report offered nothing new. “It’s also no surprise that such a report was released just in time for the House vote on Waxman-Markey,’’ he said, referring to a major House proposal. As more learn of the cost of the Democrats’ proposal, Inhofe said, chances of its success, even in the House, will dim. He suggested preeminent scientists will debunk the study. “It is a phony report,’’ Inhofe said.

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=298&articleid=20090617_298_0_WASHIN473932

[hobbit709]

1. Inhofe is a phony human being.

[Xipe Totec]

2. WHy do we give this louse any air time? n/t

[DCKit]

3. May his house (homes) be taken in an act of Dog. n/t

[hatrack]

5. Wonder what he'll say about the phony dust storms, phony droughts, phony heatstroke deaths . . .

Party on, Sooner State - and by all means, keep electing assclowns like Inhofe.

[madokie]

4. Inhofe is nuts

Like my brother said the other day when the networks, msm, need a Kook they call Inhofe.

[Blue_Tires]

9. +1

[pscot]

6. You have to give him credit for consistency

In the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the guy's insanity never wavers.

[DCKit]

7. So he's delusional instead of insane...

he's still dangerous.

[Indenturedebtor]

8. Bwahahahaha well said :)

Thanks for posting this OP! I needed a good laugh at a jackass!