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Headline	Author	Published	Section
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 change skepticism, climate science, climate, James Inhofe (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 change skepticism, climate, James Inhofe (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 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)

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)

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)

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 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)

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)

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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