GOP Votes to Deny Existence of Climate Change

The GOP is In the process of attempting to pass legislation that would overrule the EPA's finding that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health. Its aim is to protect corporate interests by preventing the EPA from cracking down on the nation's largest emitters of carbon dioxide. Today, the Democratic minority offered a straightforward amendment: one that simply stated the basics of climate change, that the global temperatures are rising, and human beings are likely to be the main cause. The GOP voted unanimously to deny the amendment. Essentially, the GOP leadership in the House Energy Committee has just voted to explicitly deny the existence of climate change.

SNIP.................(the bills they voted down are in this section)


The GOP voted down three different variations of the amendment, each of which simply sought to acknowledge that the majority of scientists are in agreement that global temperatures are rising and that there is a solid body of evidence suggesting this phenomenon is caused by man. Three up, three down.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/gop-votes-deny-existence-climate-change.php

Today, Republicans in the House energy committee voted not once, not twice, but three times, against amendments recognizing that climate change is real, despite the broad scientific consensus that “climate change is happening and human beings are a major reason for it.” They then unanimously voted in favor of the Upton-Inhofe bill to repeal the EPA’s scientific endangerment finding on greenhouse pollution. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) succinctly expressed the day’s proceedings:

This is a war on science.

The 31 Republicans and three Democrats who voted in favor of H.R. 910 have received a grand total of $343,750 from Koch Industries, an average of more than $10,000 each. Freshman Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Koch’s special man in Congress, tips the scales at $79,500.


http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/15/upton-inhofe-denial-vote/

Vote away; but you're vote won't change reality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill

The current GOP is less aware of the world than legislators of the 19th century. The Regressives.

..Let's vote to reduce the boiling point of water - everyone saves electricity.

...Let's vote to reduce the effects of gravity - I could use to lose a few pounds.

...Let's vote to end destructive acts like earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados.


I'll be DU'ers can think of lotsa more great ideas.

Thank Jesus the wise Republicans got rid of that messy thing! From now on, whenever severe weather strikes, we'll know it was a Punishment from God for Our Sins!

is this next?

And their world, is a world of sh!t!(mostly bullshit)

"GOP votes to deny water necessary for life"

These clowns think that they can come up with a Bill that will neuter reality...this just shows me how incredibly delusional these idiots are.

Since virtually all Republicon 'leaders' are either draft dodgers or otherwise AWOL chickenhawk shirkers, they will surely want to go on the record as heartily endorsing not just tax shirking their full-on service-to-America Shirkery & HYPOCRISY.

the repukes today passed a measure to redecorate the holes in which they place their heads in.

Exactly the kind of people we need right now.

Tide pays no attention to King Canute.

The depth of GOTea stoopid is infinite.