James Inhofe

Sen. Inhofe explains he’s going to Copenhagen so that when Sen. Kerry says “Yes. We’re going to pass a global warming bill” then “I will be able to stand up and say, ‘No, it’s over. Get a life. You lost. I won!’ ”

Why Senator Inhofe is going to Copenhagen 0
Posted 1 week ago
Can I get your number?

Cautious optimism for Copenhagen deal as Barcelona climate talks end 2
Posted 2 weeks ago The mood was markedly improved on the final day of the Barcelona climate talks, as delegates, observers, and non-governmental organizations all brushed off the pessimism that dominated much of the week and announced that there is still hope for a global deal at the Copenhagen COP15 summit.
Senate Democrats push climate bill through committee 1
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed through a sweeping climate change bill, maneuvering an end-run around opposition Republicans who continued their boycott of deliberations.
In the clearing stands a Boxer ...

What does recent Senate drama on the climate bill mean? Peak Boxer 7
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago There's been some weird goings-on in Congress around the Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill over the past few days. Why has the process been so darn messy? Lots of senators don't want to play ball with Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Is the U.S. Chamber changing its tune on climate, or just its tone? 1
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago On Tuesday, the U.S. Chamber sent a letter to Sens. Boxer and Inhofe about the climate bill. It seemed to be singing a new tune on climate policy, leading Sen. Kerry to wonder whether the letter reflects a real change in the Chamber's position.
Senate GOP embrace Inhofe’s boycott of Clean Energy Jobs Act in effort to thwart Copenhagen 0
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Can you hear the faint whispering of Wormtongue?

Republicans threaten to boycott Kerry-Boxer markup over substanceless procedural complaint 17
Posted 3 weeks ago Republicans are threatening to boycott markup of the Kerry-Boxer climate bill next week over a petty and substanceless procedural complaint. You better believe Inhofe is behind it.
Washington Post mocks Inhofe as “last flat earther” 0
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago
It begins...

The big stories out of Tuesday’s Senate hearing on Kerry-Boxer 3
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago Tuesday's hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee -- the first of three days of hearings on the Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill -- didn't contain any big surprises. As Keith Johnson notes, Senators generally played their appointed roles. There are four stories out of today that seem notable.
Obama launches climate push with December goal 0
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago U.S. President Barack Obama's Senate allies launched a major push Tuesday behind sweeping legislation to battle climate change, with time running short before a high-stakes global summit in December.
Kerry smacks down Inhofe’s lies about the cost of climate policy 1
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago At today's hearing on the Kerry-Boxer bill, Sen. Inhofe (R-Okla.) was spouting the usual lies about the high cost of the policy. Kerry responded:
Deniers lose again in court

How the Little Ice Age Reveals Our Climate Control 0
Posted 4 weeks ago
Inhofe on why global warming isn’t real: “God’s still up there.” 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
...because she understands climate science and fights to avert catastrophe

Politico’s anonymous sources slam Barbara Boxer’s “abrasive personal style” 0
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Does the Politico know that global warming is NOT a hoax, that thousands of scientists (and dozens of governments, including our own) are NOT engaged in a massive conspiracy to fool the public? Because if the Politico knows that - and I hope they do - then they know that their own critique of Boxer for pushing back hard against Inhofe is utter crap.
Tell us what you really think

Grading Senate websites reveals a lack of transparency on climate and energy 5
Posted 4 months ago
Republican James Inhofe, the U.S. Senate’s most outspoken climate change skeptic and a lead opponent of climate legislation, does a better job communicating his energy views on the web than the Senate’s top Democratic leaders on climate, according to Grist’s examination of Senate Web sites.
The tale of two Jims

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, ACES edition 38
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
A curious thing happened at Tuesday's meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: famed climate-change skeptic James Inhofe (R-Okla.) cited NASA climatologist Jim Hansen in his screed against the House climate bill.
The gang's stall here

Inhofe’s plan: Stall climate action until the next president 1
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, the Senate's top global-warming denier, brags about his plans to thwart climate action.
Republicans try to hold EPA air nominee hostage

Senate Spoil Sports 0
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Endanger? I barely know her

EPA’s climate finding ticks off industry, energizes enviros and congressional leaders 0
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Business groups, environmental orgs, and politicians weigh in on EPA's determination that greenhouse gases endanger humans.
House rules

Key Democrats deal opening hand in climate debate 2
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders released the much-anticipated draft of their climate and energy legislation on Tuesday, a proposal that includes emissions goals more ambitious than those proposed by the Obama White House but also leaves open many of the most contentious questions on climate policy.