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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9521)	2/14/2007 2:49:16 PM
From: Ron	Respond to of 36917

"in fact, staff members for the committee's Republican minority did invite Roger Pielke Jr., a professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Pielke has criticized some actions by the IPCC in the past, but he agrees with the panel's conclusion that humans have caused much of the recent global warming. The Republicans disinvited Mr. Pielke this week. On his blog, Prometheus, Mr. Pielke posted a message he had received from one of the committee's minority staff members: "Rather than have you testify, they want me to find a witness from industry for the hearing." -Continuing their tradition of government of the corporations, by the corporations and for the corporations. Even corporations are comprised of individual human beings affected by environment. Unless, of course they begin sequestering in corporate bubbles. That is starting to happen, imho.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9521)	2/14/2007 7:00:58 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36917

Mr. Rohrabacher peppered the scientists with questions, at one point getting into a dispute with Ms. Solomon when he asked what percentage of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere had been emitted by humans. Ms. Solomon said that the rising concentrations of such gases since 1750 were almost wholly attributable to humans, but Mr. Rohrabacher cut her off. "I didn't ask that," Mr. Rohrabacher said, interrupting her. "Listen, this is very dishonest. You're supposed to be a scientist. I've asked you a direct question. Can anyone else on the panel be honest about the answer?" He added a moment later, "Is everyone else afraid to answer that question as well?" "Sir, I'm really trying to be honest," Ms. Solomon said. I happened to catch this exchange on C-SPAN and Ms. Solomon was very evasive and wouldn't answer the question and neither would anyone else on the panel .. Rorhrbacher asked if the scientists knew of the 371 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere; what percentage of that number was directly attributable to human activity .. Seemed a logical question to ask .. Didn't 'fit' with the panels' agenda apparently Triff ..