gristmill.grist.org - 12/15/2008
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In previous editions of the " Inhofe 400 ," we found some skeptics who were completely unqualified and others who are qualified but not actually skeptical . Today's "skeptic" falls into the latter category. He is meteorologist George Waldenberger. In response to his inclusion on the list, George ...
gristmill.grist.org - 12/11/2008
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Lisa Jackson is Obama's pick to head the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sources close to the transition...
confirm. Jackson, who's been working on Obama's transition team for the EPA, has served since 2006 as commissioner of the New Jersey ...
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Transition talk: Jackson action | Gristmill: The ...
gristmill.grist.org - 12/18/2008
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People are saying that Ray LaHood, a downstate
Illinois Republican representative, may get the nod for DOT...
. So far, the things mentioned as being in his favor are -- friendship with the president-elect and his chief of staff, some pro-Amtrak votes, ...
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Ray, it ain't so | Gristmill: The environmental news blog
gristmill.grist.org - 12/19/2008
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holdren.jpg Science magazine is reporting , "Strong indications
are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John...
Holdren to be the president's science adviser." I have known Holdren for over a decade and have discussed energy/climate ...
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Obama's strongest message on climate yet | Gristmill: ...
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Inhofe Plays while the Boxer’s Away
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... started by those industries.
49 are retired
44 are television weathermen
20 are economists
70 have no apparent expertise in climate science
Several supposed skeptics have publicly stated that they are very concerned about global warming, and support efforts to address it. One claims he was duped into signing the list and regrets it.
Let's take a look at just one case from last year, documented by Andrew Dressler in January 2008: ...
Shuster Pushes Inhofe On Global Warming Skepticism: ‘If There Is A Hoax, Isn’t It This Report Of Yours?’
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... , or 2) “demanded to be taken off, since they didn’t disagree with the scientific consensus on climate change at all.” ...
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