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June 27, 2011
The Global Warming, Er, "Climate Change" Witchhunt
Via Powerline
(CNSNews.com) - Former Democratic Sen. Tim Wirth of Colorado, now the president of the UN Foundation, said the flooding and forest fires in the United States this year are evidence of "the kind of dramatic climate impact" climate change models have predicted and that those in the know on climate change must "undertake an aggressive program to go after those who are among the deniers."In a UN Foundation conference call about climate change, from Svalbard, Norway on Thursday, Wirth said, "[W]e have to--I think, again as I've suggested before--undertake an aggressive program to go after those who are among the deniers, who are putting out these mistruths, and really call them for what they're doing and make a battle out of it. They've had pretty much of a free ride so far, and that time has got to stop."
"Free ride?" He's either smoking crack or he's an environmental kook, take your pick.
As Steven Hayward of Powerline points out, "The easiest way for Wirth to end the "free ride" would be to debate climate skeptics." But in fact they rarely if ever consent to such debates. Former Vice President Al Gore has famously refused to offers to debate.
But just so we're all clear as to Mr Wirth's ultimate objectives, this is the man who once said that
We've got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing--in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.
Any questions?
Posted by Tom at June 27, 2011 8:45 PM
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