Most Anti-Science Congress Ever?

[marmar]

from Mother Jones:




Waxman: House GOP More Anti-Science Than Ever

— By Kate Sheppard
| Mon Mar. 7, 2011 12:50 PM PST


Over the years, there have been plenty of hard-fought environmental skirmishes in Congress, but Henry Waxman thinks the latest battle over the future of climate policy in the US could be the toughest one yet. In remarks at the Center for American Progress on Monday, the California Democrat, who helped to usher in 1990's landmark Clean Air Act amendments, accused his Republican colleagues of taking an increasingly anti-science bent.

"Protection of the environment is now a partisan battleground," Waxman said. "On climate change, we can't even agree whether there is a problem." That's not to say things were peachy in the past; there were of course major battles over measures to curb acid rain, toxic power plant emissions, and other environmental protections. But, Waxman said, "I've never been in a Congress where there was such an overwhelming disconnect between science and public policy."

His remarks come at the beginning of what is shaping up to be an interesting week on that front. On Tuesday, the House subcommittee on energy and power will hold a hearing on climate science and the Environmental Protection Agency's new greenhouse gas regulations. And on Thursday, Republicans on that committee plan to move forward with legislation that would decimate those rules.

House and Senate Republicans have put forward a joint proposal that would not only amend the Clean Air Act to say explicitly that it does not apply to greenhouse gas emissions, but would also nullify the EPA's scientific finding that those gases pose a threat to humankind (a conclusion that even the Bush-era EPA had reached). ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/03/waxman-house-gop-more-anti-science-ever

[HopeHoops]

1. Global warming can't exist! Think PROFITS! Oh, and the earth is flat, created 6,000 years ago.

Them's be facts, ya know.

[Poiuyt]

2. There is a wave of anti-intellectualism in this country that is most disturbing

Some people are actually proud to be ignorant, and they see education, especially higher education, as the enemy.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. In all those old movies where a mad scientist wanted to take over the world...

too bad that never happened!

Now we got this instead.

[pintobean]

4. Realy?

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