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Sen. Whitehouse apologizes for citing Oklahoma tornadoes in climate change speech
Posted in 113th Congress, Climate Change
Dem. Sen. Whitehouse uses Oklahoma tornado for anti-GOP global warming rant
“While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage from tornadoes ravaging the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to rail against his Republican colleagues for denying the theory of anthropogenic global warming.” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, Climate Change
House bill would create Science Laureate of the U.S. — so Obama could appoint Hansen?
Science Committee Chair Lamar Smith should take his name off and deep-six this bill. We don’t need any more tyranny by “experts.” Continue reading
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House Science Committee Chair in WaPo: Back-off ‘unfounded claims of impending catastrophe’ and ‘think critically’
A strong column from Rep. Lamar Smith. Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, Climate Change
Barbara Boxer, David Vitter wage verbal war at Gina McCarthy vote
“[Boxer] barreled over Vitter’s attempt to respond and pushed on to hold a vote, adding harshly, ‘Well then, can you hold your remarks until after we vote? Because there are certain senators that must leave. If you please, I will sit here for hours and listen to you.’” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
Vitter: EPA FOIA scandal ‘no different than the IRS disaster’
“Shortly after the IRS admitted to targeting conservative groups, it was reported that the EPA has routinely denied fee waiver requests from conservative groups seeking government records, while at the same time, approving such requests to environmental groups.” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
Senate Committee votes party line 10-8 to endorse EPA nominee
But a full Senate vote to confirm Gina McCarthy’s nomination is uncertain.
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
Acting EPA chief asks EPA Inspector General to investigate FOIA fee discrimination against conservative groups
From the ongoing House hearing. (Watch Live, 11am ET)
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
Two-Decade-Old Harvard Health Data Confounds U.S. EPA Nomination
“Buried in the questions Senate Republicans want answered by the nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is a stumper: data linking microscopic particles in the air to premature death.” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
Bush EPA chief calls Senate GOP ‘sore losers’ for opposing EPA nominee
Consider the source…
… Christie Todd Whitman really didn’t know the difference between ozone depletion and global warming when she became EPA chief.
As I reported in my FOXNews.com column of January 5, 2001 (see below):
After being nominated [to be EPA administrator], [Christie Todd] Whitman was asked: “Global warming, what is your thought on what the state of science is and what can be done to address it?” She responded: “Still somewhat uncertain. Clearly there’s a hole in the ozone, that has been identified. But I saw a study the other day that showed that it was closing. It’s not as clear, the cause and effect, as we would like it to be.”
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
Barbara Boxer accuses GOP of sexism in opposing EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
“They say they’re for womens’ advancement. Here’s a clear case where they ought to prove it.” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
WaPo columnist gives Ed Markey ‘poor marks’ for ‘simplistic’ views on natural gas exports
“We have to extract shale gas in the environmentally safest way possible. But the safest way can’t be ‘not at all,’ no matter how fervently some enviros may wish it.” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, LNG
Sen. Whitehouse: No ‘nanny God’ to clean up carbon pollution for us; Suggests deniers are the root of all evil
And then he relates a story with a nanny God. Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, Climate Change
Obama group slams Boehner, GOP skeptics as ‘tin foil hat-wearing, believer in unicorns’
“It’s all part of an effort to help Obama sell his program to reduce carbon emissions and deal with global warming, a key topic of his second Inaugural Address.” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, 44, Climate Change
EPA nominee responses to Senate GOP expose effort to mislead Congress on coal plant emission rules
“Bait-and-Fuel-Switch.” Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Coal, EPA
Senate Democrats Will Try Again to Advance Obama’s EPA Nominee
Sen. Barbara Boxer is “urging” Sen. Vitter to attend next week’s committee meeting on Gina McCarthy’s nomination. Continue reading
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Sen. Carper on EPA War: ‘Let’s be reasonable’ — No, EPA is killing America
From The Hill with respect to the GOP block of Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head EPA: Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, 44, EPA
War Over EPA? Senate GOP may filibuster McCarthy nomination for EPA
Meanwhile, Dems consider rule changes to circumvent GOP. Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
Sen. Boxer: ‘Gina McCarthy is going to become the poster child of GOP obstructionism’
Earth to Boxer: Gina McCarthy is the one obstructing independent review of EPA science. Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, EPA
JunkScience instrumental in blocking vote on EPA nominee McCarthy
“What we’re simply requesting is access to the scientific data and reasoning behind the justification for expensive new rules…” Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
