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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)

Greenpeace finds common ground with Inhofe Why are environmental activists so clueless at marketing climate change solutions?	Adam Stein	24 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Virgin Blue, the Australian extension of Richard Branson's airline empire, recently launched a program to allow passengers to purchase carbon offsets when they book a flight. That's nice. But what struck me was this quote from Greenpeace's energy campaigner, Ben Pearson: Virgin should not be criticized out of hand for this scheme, but it promotes the idea that dealing with climate change is easy and cheap rather than being about the difficult task of changing cons ...
Topics: business, climate, greening biz operations, Greenpeace, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Final final thought on Gore's testimony Really the last one, honest	David Roberts	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Readers of this site may well be burnt out on talk of Gore's testimony to Congress. But if not, do check out Brad Plumer's wrap-up -- it's good. One point I think bears emphasizing. Almost all the analysis I've seen of the event -- particularly with regard to the dust-up with Inhofe -- discusses how it's going to play to the public, as though Gore approached it as an extension of his movie, speaking for the cameras' benefit. I think that gets it all wrong. I don't ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

GOP attack on Gore makes no sense at all Personal ethics pledge my left foot	Joseph Romm	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
At the Environment and Public Works hearing yesterday, Sen. Inhofe (R-Okla.) displayed an amazing lack of understanding about energy as he tried to get Gore to make a meaningless pledge. Now the EPW Minority web page repeats the inane charge: Former Vice President Al Gore refused to take a 'Personal Energy Ethics Pledge' today to consume no more energy than the average American household. But why should Gore take such a pledge? Gore is a champion of greenhouse gas ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate change skepticism, Congress, energy, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Memo to Inhofe:	David Roberts	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
When you've lost J-Pod, you know you've gone overboard.
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Gore Senate testimony: final thoughts Odds and ends	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Substantively, most of what Gore said to the Senate echoed what he said to the House. There were a few things to note about the Senate hearing, though: Gore's introductory remarks to the Senate (videos here) were a huge step down from his performance in the House. To my eye, he seemed shaky, hesitant, stiff, occasionally bombastic, mostly just uneven. Maybe he knows the folks in the House better? Maybe his lunch didn't agree with him? Maybe he was nervous about hi ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, James Inhofe, politics, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (all these topics)

Inhofe makes the grown-ups laugh Even by his standards, this was pathetic	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
I know that Sen. James Inhofe is a far-right bomb-thrower. I know he's built a career out of saying absurd things, particularly about global warming. I know nobody expects anything different from him. Despite all that, I was astonished at his performance in today's hearing. It's not that he disagrees with Gore. Plenty of legislators in both houses disagreed with Gore, thoughtfully and respectfully. What Inhofe did is flounce around and bitch and moan like a petulan ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Al Gore's testimony to the Senate Liveblogging is the new black	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Gore is just arriving at the Senate. The cameras are clicking! The crowd is buzzing! David is liveblogging! Join me below the fold. Sen. Boxer is looking quite stylish, no? Rules are being introduced. Hopefully it won't take 15 minutes like in the House. Uh oh. Inhofe's going already. Whining about getting the testimony late. Whining about the record. Whining about how much time he gets. Wow, it's clear that Inhofe and Boxer loathe one another. And ... now ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, climate, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Gore errata	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
If you just can't get enough livebloggin', Brian Beutler also had a running commentary on Gore's testimony over at his blog. Meanwhile, Inhofe and Co. are busy whining that they didn't get Gore's Senate testimony earlier. True statesmen. It looks like Lomborg's testimony has been delayed so long that Gore will be in front of the Senate before Lomborg starts. You can guess whom I'm going to choose to watch.
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Al Gore to testify to both houses of Congress tomorrow Political wonks everywhere feel the electricity!	David Roberts	20 Mar 2007	Gristmill
In what may be the blockbuster hit of the political season, Al Gore is testifying to Congress tomorrow -- twice. Not only is his testimony expected to influence the direction of coming legislation, but it may also reveal something of his intentions on the presidential race. One way or another, there's sure to be drama. First, at 9:30am, he'll testify to [deep breath] a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of the Energy and Commerce Committee ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Wednesday must-see TV Gore and Inhofe, mano-a-wacko	Adam Browning	19 Mar 2007	Gristmill
If you thought today's fireworks were entertaining, wait for Wednesday. Gore will address the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Gore and Inhofe, mano-a-mano. Or, more accurately, mano-a-wacko. Pass the popcorn.
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, Congress, James Inhofe, politics, TV (all these topics)

Boxer v. Inhofe Beware the stupid, it burns	David Roberts	07 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Sens. Barbara Boxer and James Inhofe, chair and ranking minority member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, respectively, debate global warming on Larry King's show. Warning: mild-to-intense discomfort may be experienced upon exposure. (via Hugg)
Topics: Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Schwarzenegger is having his hair done that day Ouch	David Roberts	01 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Sen. Barbara Boxer invited the Governator to testify to the EPW committee about his state's global warming regulations, but he ... had urgent matters to attend to. 'Meetings he can't miss,' as it happens.Would you want to get stuck between Boxer and Inhofe if you agreed with the former and shared a party with the latter?
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Why are taxpayers funding a fringe right-wing blog? Run out of a Senate committee, no less	David Roberts	25 Jan 2007	Gristmill
How is it that taxpayers are funding what looks like an official Senate committee blog dispensing far-right agitprop? Here's the story. Toward the middle of last year, then-chair of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee James Inhofe (R-Okla.) hired Marc Morano as his communications director. Morano is a long-time operative in right-wing media circles, known for his facility at injecting fringe talking points into the mainstream dialogue via friendly o ...
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

We'll still have Inhofe to kick around He's staying atop his committee	David Roberts	19 Dec 2006	Gristmill
I keep forgetting to make a note of this: it looks like, contrary to rumors of impending drama, the Senate's favorite troglodyte, James Inhofe, will be keeping his perch atop the Senate Environment Committee after all. His dispatches from the minority office over the next two years should be ... entertaining. Like watching a quaint old black-and-white movie.
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

Clown show denouement Inhofe rides out of town with a final blast of dumbness	David Roberts	07 Dec 2006	Gristmill
Departing Senate Environment Committee chair Sen. James Inhofe -- who's gone from sinister to pathetic with dizzying speed -- held one final hearing on global warming and the media the other day. Yawn. If you're interested in hearing about it, this NPR story is fairly good. Sen. Barbara Boxer gets off a good soundbite, one I hope other politicians take up: The point is not that there are no outliers or deniers on global warming. The point is that makers of public ...
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

As the Warner turns Sen. inserts foot in mouth	Ana Unruh Cohen	04 Dec 2006	Gristmill
Two weeks ago, Dave and I gleefully reported that Sen. John Warner, current-but-soon-to-be-former Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, was going to use his seniority to oust Sen. James Inhofe from the top Republican seat on the Environment and Public Works Committee. Apparently Warner is reconsidering and may instead seek the ranking member position on the Intelligence Committee. On Friday, The Wall Street Journal had this quote from Warner on the subject: I'v ...
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

Inhofenfreude The delightful travails of a fading climate denier	David Roberts	20 Nov 2006	Gristmill
In all the chaos of moving, I missed out on the latest episodes of Inhofenfreude. First and most cosmically delectable is the news that Sen. John Warner plans to unceremoniously boot Inhofe from his seat as chair of the Senate EPW committee. Inhofe was already going to lose out when the Dems took over, but now his crazed hands are being pried from the controls even of this lame duck session. Oh, the ignominy! Oh, joyous laughter ringing through the Roberts househol ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Out-hofe? Can Sen. Warner unseat Inhofe as ranking member on Environment and Public Works Committee?	Ana Unruh Cohen	18 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Just when you thought all the pleasant surprises of the election must be spent, one more appears in your inbox on a Friday afternoon. Senator John Warner is going to reassert his seniority on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to be the Republicans' ranking member, forcing every polluter's favorite Senator James Inhofe into the number two position. Warner doesn't have the greenest record in the Republican caucus, but this year he has said some interes ...
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

No more Inhofe to kick around? Boxer kicks out Inhofe as Senate Environment committee chair	Kit Stolz	10 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Democratic victory in the mid-term elections means that Barbara Boxer of California will replace James Inhofe of Oklahoma as the chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee. According to Katrina Van Heuvel of The Nation, yesterday Boxer said: 'He thinks global warming is a hoax and I think it is the challenge of our generation. We have to move on it.
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

Inhofe Alert! Melting of Larsen B ice shelf connected to climate change	David Roberts	17 Oct 2006	Gristmill
Introducing a new regular feature here on Gristmill: the Inhofe Alert. Inhofe Alerts are not about Sen. James Inhofe (R-Mongo) himself. They're about the ever-accumulating evidence for global warming. Remember: based on the logic of the position he has taken, Inhofe must dismiss every one of these studies. He must claim each one is false, or that it is fabricated by brainwashed scientists seeking the approval of their peers. Or scrabbling for funding. Or acting on be ...
Topics: James Inhofe (all these topics)

Attacked by Inhofe, finally I have arrived	David Roberts	11 Oct 2006	Gristmill
I think I've finally arrived. I have now joined the august ranks of journalists -- including such luminaries as Tom Brokaw, New York Times environment reporter Andy Revkin, and AP science reporter Seth Borenstein -- publicly attacked by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. They hate me! They really hate me! Some background: EPW is chaired by everyone's favorite flat-earther, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Mongo). A while back, Inhofe hired Marc Mo ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

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