We’ve heard Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) rant about cap-and-trade in the past. Last week, on Earth Day, she attempted a scientific explanation of why carbon dioxide is not a problem. “Carbon dioxide is a natural byproduct of nature!” she said.
Carbon dioxide is natural. It occurs in Earth. It is a part of the regular lifecycle of Earth. In fact, life on planet Earth can’t even exist without carbon dioxide. So necessary is it to human life, to animal life, to plant life, to the oceans, to the vegetation that’s on the Earth, to the, to the fowl that — that flies in the air, we need to have carbon dioxide as part of the fundamental lifecycle of Earth.
It gets better: “There isn’t even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas.”
Thanks to Wonk Room for posting, complete with bonus rebuttal from Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.):
What to make of the new climate poll
‘Copenhagen Diagnosis’ offers a grim update to the IPCC’s climate science
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GreyFlcn Posted 1:25 pm
27 Apr 2009
http://greyfalcon.net/c14
http://greyfalcon.net/carbon2As for the Oregon representative, he's a bit behind the times.
It's not our data doesn't just go back 650,000
We now got it all the way back to 800,000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5314592.stm
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coffeeclimber Posted 1:51 pm
27 Apr 2009
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MN_man Posted 2:07 pm
27 Apr 2009
She's doing her job to cast doubt. That's the only thing she knows how to do.
And it kills me that this nitwit of a person represents my state of Minnesota, though she thankfully doesn't represent my district!
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studenlawyer Posted 5:51 pm
27 Apr 2009
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Spence Posted 12:59 am
28 Apr 2009
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