Recovery Act spent over 600 million dollars on climate change research; billions on GHG mitigation
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), better known as the stimulus act or stimulus package, was passed with the stated goal of helping our economy. It was meant to create jobs and boost consumer spending. Opponents of the nearly $1 trillion act pointed out that many of the provisions had nothing to do with helping the economy.
Looking back at a few different documents, I've found that the stimulus act spent over $600 million dollars on climate change research among three Federal agencies. In addition, there was $25 billion spent on researching different greenhouse gas emissions mitigation options.
Barbara Boxer relied heavily on both the IPCC and Pachauri
Yesterday in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Barbara Boxer made the following statement:
In my opening statement, I didn’t quote one international scientist or IPCC report. … We are quoting the American scientific community here.
This is in response to Sen Inhofe's minority report about climategate, blasting the IPCC. Boxer doesn't even attempt to defend the IPCC, she simply says that she used American scientists in her opening statement. This is true, in this particular case, but it certainly hasn't been historically. Boxer has relied on the IPCC several times as the Chair of the EPW, and she has relied on Pachauri as well. Lets start at the beginning.
When the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report was issued in April 2007, Boxer released a statement. From the statement:
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, made the following remarks today regarding today's report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) after she received a briefing by telephone from Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC:
"This powerful report confirms the very real dangers that global warming poses for us all. The effects of global warming will be felt throughout the world."
Four reasons why Obama is wrong on climate change
Obama talked briefly about climate change the other day. He seemed tired, and he certainly didn't show any command of the issue. Here is the video:
- Reason 1: It isn't just conservatives
Obama starts off by saying "When the conservatives..." Yes, lots of conservatives are skeptical of climate change, but to imply that all conservatives are skeptics or that all skeptics are conservatives is false.
- Reason 2: Snow doesn't disprove climate change, but lack of snow proves climate change
Obama claims that the five feet of snow in DC shouldn't be used as evidence against climate change. He then uses the lack of snow in Vancouver as evidence for climate change. Oops
Climate Clod of the week, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
This week's climate clod is Robert F Kennedy Jr. He said in 2002:
"Large-scale hog producers are a greater threat to the United States and U.S. democracy than Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network." - Source
That quote was attributed to him, but some doubted its validity. While testifying to Congress in Feb. 2009, he was asked if it was indeed his quote. Here is the video:
It appears he did indeed make that statement, or at the very least he supports it. As reader puhlease said, "An irrelevant Kennedy in search of an issue…"
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