A--Hat Inhofe describes the "underwhelming" case for global warming in this
"opposing view" editorial in this morning's
USA TODAY.
Sen. Inhofe in today's Opposing View:
Despite the lack of a scientific consensus to warrant such measures, climate change alarmists -- in the heat of the summer for the scariest effect -- are promoting mandatory caps on carbon dioxide emissions in the USA. It's a classic case of "ready, fire, aim."
More important than A--Hat Inhofe's "view" is Our View--the world's view:
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USA TODAY's view (and the rest of the world):
Yes, globe is warming, even if Bush denies it
As the world's sole superpower, the United States has tremendous influence. Beyond military might, it can shape issues from trade to terrorism to the environment. That's why future generations, say 100 years from now, might ask: So why didn't it get serious about global warming when it had the chance?
Yeah, that is a good question. "We still have a lot to learn on the subject," would probably be the response. As pointed out on The Daily Show, we've we learned what was needed to know to pass tax cuts, economic policies, going to war...but we still need to learn about global warming. Sure. Let's be real cautious on that one. No need to run head long into a catastrophic policy. Uh, huh.
The Bush administration's mantra on climate change is this: The science is not yet in to prove a link between man's gas-and-coal guzzling habits and rising global temperatures that are causing glaciers to shrink, polar ice caps to melt and seas to rise.
Yet, as USA TODAY's Dan Vergano reported Monday, not only is the science in, it is also overwhelming. Last week, the National Academy of Sciences and 10 other leading world bodies said there is "significant global warming" that requires urgent action.
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JOINT STATEMENT ON CLIMATE
Key points in a joint statement on global warming issued last week by 11 leading international science bodies, including the U.S. National Academy of Sciences:
- Significant global warming is occurring. It has caused increases in sea levels, retreats of glaciers and changes in many biological systems.
- Most warming in recent decades can likely be attributed to human activities, largely from developed countries.
- Action taken now to reduce the build-up of greenhouse gases will lessen the magnitude and rate of climate change.
- Failure to implement reductions now will make the job more difficult in the future.
Source: U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Isn't there some other issue out there where the president constantly harps that "we cannot afford to wait we must act now"...the cost of correcting the problems will only get worse the longer we take to address them.
Hint: Sounds like the main talking point reason to change Social Security.
Maybe the president should take his own advice on Social Security and apply it to his environmental policies. Well, now that I think about it that probably isn't a good idea either.
Considering how Bush wants to destroy Social Security to make it stronger, destroy Iraq to make it free, destroy the middle class to make America stronger--it probably would be a bad idea for Bush to take on Global Warming in the next four years.
Let's be happy he won't take it up during his term.
This means we have to take back the congress and/or the presidency in four years. We can't wait any longer.