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CEI-yai-yai CEI deniers praise Andy Revkin, diss Tiger Woods	Joseph Romm	14 Jun 2008	Gristmill
I'd like to thank the Competitive Enterprise Institute for publishing such an unintentionally informative and amusing newsletter. Rarely has the anti-scientific nature of global warming denial been so well stated in a mere two sentences: A scientist who says that the atmosphere is warming, and cites certain physical processes, is still a scientist. A scientist who argues that people must take certain acts to avoid disaster has become a priest. In other word ...
Topics: climate, climate science, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Notable quotable Inhofe: 'Hey, it's not our fault'	Kate Sheppard	05 Jun 2008	Gristmill
'All Republicans want just one thing, and that is to debate this bill ... When they pull the bill, I don't want them to say that Republicans had anything to do with it.' -- James Inhofe (R-Okla.) on the Senate floor Thursday, after Republican leadership spent nearly four days delaying debate of the Climate Security Act
Topics: jackassery, James Inhofe, politics, quotables, shenanigans (all these topics)

James and the giant lie Oklahoma senator makes stuff up, wastes time in climate change debate	Kate Sheppard	04 Jun 2008	Gristmill
James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the Senate's leading climate change denier, had plenty of kooky and alarmist things to say in yesterday's debate over climate change legislation. Think Progress has video of one of his wing-nuttiest contributions to the discussion, in which he lies about Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, and the IPCC: Yep, the same IPCC that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Gore.
Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, climate change skepticism, insanity, IPCC, James Inhofe, Muckraker, news, Oklahoma, politics (all these topics)

The 'Inhofe 400' Skeptic of the Day Today: George Waldenberger	Andrew Dessler	15 Jan 2008	Gristmill
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 sent an email to Inhofe's staffers that began: Marc, Matthew: Take me off your list of 400 (Prominent) Scientists that dispute Man-Made Global warming claims. ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Rice Versa An interview with Andrew Rice, the Democrat challenging GOP Sen. James Inhofe	David Roberts	07 Jan 2008	Grist Feature
Andrew Rice. No national politician has done more to antagonize the environmental community than James Inhofe, Republican senator from Oklahoma. As chair of the Senate Environment Committee in the last Congress, and now as its ranking minority member, he has waged war on environmental legislation and acted as a one-man firewall stopping efforts to address global warming, which he ...
Topics: elections, interview, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

The 'Inhofe 400' Skeptic of the Day Today: Christopher Castro	Andrew Dessler	07 Jan 2008	Gristmill
In previous editions of the 'Inhofe 400,' we found one skeptic whose only qualification for being a 'climate expert' was to have written an op-ed and another who argues that climate change must not be happening because God would never allow it. We also found some economists who don't seem to doubt that humans are causing the climate to change. Today's 'skeptic,' Prof. Christopher L. Castro, is a bonafide atmospheric scientist, so he clearly has relevant expe ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, James Inhofe (all these topics)

The 'Inhofe 400' Skeptic of the Day Today: Chris Allen	Andrew Dessler	30 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Today's member of the 'Inhofe 400' truly epitomizes the expertise and credibility of the group of experts that the good senator has assembled to demonstrate the obvious flaws in the theory of human-induced global warming. He is Chris Allen, weather director at WBKO, the ABC affiliate for south-central Kentucky. On his blog, Chris says this about global warming:My biggest argument against putting the primary blame on humans for climate change is that it completely tak ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, James Inhofe (all these topics)

The 'Inhofe 400': Busting the 'consensus busters' Today: Thomas Ring	Andrew Dessler	27 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Recently, Senator James Inhofe published a list of 400 'prominent scientists' who have recently voiced significant objections mainstream climate science. In response to this list, I recently blogged that many of those listed lacked qualifications (see also here). I'm betting that Sen. Inhofe doesn't want you to actually read the list of skeptics, but just read the headline and accept their conclusion. Here at Grist, however, we don't do what the good senator wants us ...
Topics: climate change skepticism, James Inhofe, climate science, climate (all these topics)

More on the 'scientific' attacks on global warming NYT's Revkin gives Inhofe a pass	Joseph Romm	21 Dec 2007	Gristmill
So Sen. James 'global warming is a hoax' Inhofe (R-Okla.) issues a report in which he claims: Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen countries recently voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called 'consensus' on man-made global warming. 'Padded' would be an extremely generous description of this list of 'prominent scientists.' Some would use the word 'laughable' (though not the N.Y. Times' Andy Revkin, see below). For ins ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Inhofe's latest windmill More bogus climate skepticism	Andrew Dessler	21 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Imagine my surprise upon reading a shocking entry on Sen. Inhofe's EPW blog: the scientific consensus on climate change is cracking! That blog provides a long list of names of people who disagree with the consensus, and I have no doubt that many on this list are indeed skeptics. The question is: does their opinion matter? Should you revise your views about climate change accordingly? Considering the source, I think we all know the answer to that. To underst ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Energy woes Boxer's supporting the scaled-back energy bill; it will likely pass	Brian Beutler	13 Dec 2007	Gristmill
She's the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. She carries a lot of weight and many will no doubt follow her lead. This thing is going to pass. James Inhofe just said he thinks it'll probably get about 80 votes. Perhaps the only interesting remaining question is whether anybody (Sanders?) will oppose this thing out of protest.
Topics: legislation, politics, Barbara Boxer, energy, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Lieberman-Warner action already underway Clinton and Sanders introduce amendments to strengthen the bill	David Roberts	04 Dec 2007	Gristmill
The Lieberman-Warner markup in the Senate Environment Committee starts tomorrow, but already the action is hot and heavy. Word has it that Sen. James Inhofe is going to pull all manner of procedural shenanigans, which will probably slow things up enough to extend the markup into two days. If that doesn't do it, there are also dozens and dozens of amendments to consider. Larry Craig (R-Gayville) and James Inhofe (R-Mongo) have introduced 46 and 52 amendments respectiv ...
Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, Hillary Clinton, James Inhofe, legislation, politics (all these topics)

What should I ask Andrew Rice?	David Roberts	03 Dec 2007	Gristmill
In about three hours, at 1pm PST, I'll be chatting with Andrew Rice, the 34-year-old Okla. state senator and Democratic candidate for Senate in Oklahoma. Yes, that's the guy running against the 74-year-old Inhofe. You can read about his positions on the issue here. (Global warming is one of the top four.) Oklahoma's a fairly conservative state -- it went 66% Republican in the last presidential election -- though there's a popular Dem in the governor's mansion. Rep ...
Topics: elections, James Inhofe, Oklahoma, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner: First full committee hearing America's Climate Security Act goes before Boxer's Environment Committee	Brian Beutler	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Well, so much for enjoying Boxer's continued grilling. Early in the hearing, after one brief but blistering round of questions, she had to depart for votes on the Senate floor. She passed the gavel down to Joe Lieberman, who also had to leave, and down it went until it reached Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who closed up the hearing -- a brief one by Senate standards. Sanders remains the only member of the committee asking serious questions about renewable energy. He pokes ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, James Inhofe, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Putting the OK in Oklahoma Inhofe challenger the real deal	Adam Browning	29 Oct 2007	Gristmill
As a coda to DR's political obituary of Inhofe, let me add that I spent a few hours with challenger Andrew Rice last Thursday. My takeaway? Game on.He's smart and charismatic, and he has a compelling story. He understands politics.He's also picked a great opponent. In politics, people are more motivated by hate than love, and, well, there's not a lot of people whose name don't begin with Exxon or end in Mobil with Inhofe on their Valentine's list. Inhofe's 'definite re ...
Topics: politics, James Inhofe, elections, Oklahoma (all these topics)

The twilight of Inhofe One last rant from the Senate's loopy streetcorner anti-prophet	David Roberts	26 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Sen. James Inhofe has become something of an epic figure, worthy of contemplation by historians, playwrights, or perhaps psychoanalysts. The zeitgeist, which once seemed to rise up around him like a thundercloud, has now moved on, leaving him dripping and bedraggled, resorting to ever more unhinged grand gestures to try to recapture some of the old magic. His historical moment is over, as his career may soon be, but he's not going gently into that good night. Quite ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

The ridiculous and the sublime From denying climate disruption to denying a coal plant permit application	JMG	19 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Who knew Kansas and Oklahoma could be so far apart? Worlds apart. From an interview with Inhofe: [Senator James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)] also co-authored an article for the Energy Law Journal on 'Energy and the Environment: The Future of Natural Gas in America.' In the interview, this self-described 'one-man Truth Squad' provides a frank and candid account of the evolution of his position on global warming, from believing that manmade gases are the cause of climate change ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, James Inhofe, Kansas (all these topics)

Out of His League LCV declares Sen. James Inhofe a target for unseating in 2008		10 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 2:05 PM on 10 Oct 2007 Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe (R) is the first person to make the League of Conservation Voters' "Dirty Dozen" list of congresspeople the group hopes to unseat in 2008. Inhofe is the minority leader on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, despite having called climate change "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people"; he recently urg ...
Topics: elections, James Inhofe, League of Conservation Voters, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Meltdown Boxer vs Inhofe, round 2: The Rumble in Rayburn	Adam Browning	29 Sep 2007	Gristmill
If you will recall, the first round of their schoolyard squabble, on the occasion of Inhofe's filibustering of Gore's attempts to answer his questions, ended with a crushing uppercut by Boxer: Committee chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) finally intervened. "Would you agree to let the Vice President answer your questions?" Inhofe said Gore could respond when he was done talking, but Boxer wouldn't have it: "No, that isn't the rule. You're not making th ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

The next McNerney State Senator Andrew Rice gears up to run for Inhofe's seat	Adam Browning	17 Aug 2007	Gristmill
David. Joe Namath. The 1980 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team. Where am I going with this, you might be asking yourself? Here's a better clue: Jerry McNerney. And now, Andrew Rice. Yup, the climate's least favorite Senator, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, now has a challenger. And Andrew is getting great reviews from the eco-community: Smart as as whip. Has a masters degree from Harvard Divinity School. Articulate and charismatic. A committed environmentalist, and a man o ...
Topics: elections, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Something Inhofe and environmentalists can agree on Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes	Adam Browning	06 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Let's hope, anyway.
Topics: James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds		30 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds In a decision that sent discordant music wafting toward Al Gore's ears, a group of Republican senators has put the kibosh on using the Capitol grounds for a gigantic climate-change-awareness concert this summer. The group -- led, not surprisingly, by climate skep ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, James Inhofe, music, news, politics (all these topics)

More Inhofian troglodyticism The man blocks Gore's concert on the Capitol steps	David Roberts	29 Mar 2007	Gristmill
One of the many stories I missed today: Sen. James Inhofe, in a characteristically petty display of foot-stomping, is blocking Al Gore's efforts to have one of his Live Earth concerts on the Capitol steps. Inhofe says it's partisan. Guess it is now. Some good quotes: Noting that many political events -- including the 1990 Earth Day celebration -- have been held on the Capitol steps, [Republican Sen. Olympia] Snowe was, her spokesman said, 'genuinely disappointed' ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, jackassery, James Inhofe, music, politics (all these topics)

Inhofe hates the rock music Climate contrarian blocks Gore concert plans	Katharine Wroth	28 Mar 2007	Gristmill
If climate change is the 'greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,' then an all-star climate concert on the Capitol lawn has got to be some kind of descent into madness. So sayeth Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), who's vowing to indefinitely block a resolution allowing Al Gore's Live Earth concert to rock the Capitol grounds in July because the event is 'partisan.' Said Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine), who co-sponsored the resolution with Sen. Harr ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, Harry Reid, jackassery, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's ... Wrestlemania for the future of the planet	Adam Browning	27 Mar 2007	Gristmill
El Hijo del Santo to the rescue! Someone tell Inhofe that after a worldwide search we've finally found his doppelganger. If the money is right and Don King doesn't want too big a cut, I don't see why we can't put together a pay-per-view event and settle this thing once and for all.
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, insanity, James Inhofe (all these topics)

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