Nbadan
12-08-2006, 01:46 AM
Man, speaking of denial...
Senator gives global warming alarm a final cold shoulder GOP's Inhofe, chairing his last committee hearing, says media has been alarmist
zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Thursday, December 7, 2006
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12-07) 04:00 PST Washington -- Sen. James Inhofe, in his last hearing as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, blamed Hollywood and the news media Wednesday for "hyping" the view that humans are causing global warming.
"It's unfortunate that so many are focused on alarmism rather than a responsible path forward on this issue," the Oklahoma Republican said.
:sleep (what? like denial?)
California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who will take the committee gavel from Inhofe in January, shook her head and said it was sad that one of the last days of the 109th Congress was spent criticizing media coverage of climate change instead of working on legislation to curb greenhouse gases.
"In a free society in what is the greatest democracy in the world, I don't believe it's proper to put pressure on the media to please a particular Senate committee's view," Boxer said.
SF GATE (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/07/MNGG2MR35T1.DTL&type=politics)
. Inhofe gave the names of reporters he objected to.
Afterwards, on NPR's "Morning Edition," Inhofe rattled off a list of names of reporters who had reported on him. Talk about sour grapes.
Senator gives global warming alarm a final cold shoulder GOP's Inhofe, chairing his last committee hearing, says media has been alarmist
zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Thursday, December 7, 2006
(
12-07) 04:00 PST Washington -- Sen. James Inhofe, in his last hearing as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, blamed Hollywood and the news media Wednesday for "hyping" the view that humans are causing global warming.
"It's unfortunate that so many are focused on alarmism rather than a responsible path forward on this issue," the Oklahoma Republican said.
:sleep (what? like denial?)
California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who will take the committee gavel from Inhofe in January, shook her head and said it was sad that one of the last days of the 109th Congress was spent criticizing media coverage of climate change instead of working on legislation to curb greenhouse gases.
"In a free society in what is the greatest democracy in the world, I don't believe it's proper to put pressure on the media to please a particular Senate committee's view," Boxer said.
SF GATE (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/07/MNGG2MR35T1.DTL&type=politics)
. Inhofe gave the names of reporters he objected to.
Afterwards, on NPR's "Morning Edition," Inhofe rattled off a list of names of reporters who had reported on him. Talk about sour grapes.