Let's talk about Global Warming Denial within the U.S. Congress, specifically Senator Inhofe. For those of you who don't know Senator Inhofe, he gained a lot of media attention for releasing the "Inhofe 400," a list of 400 scientists who allegedly believed global warming was false. There's only one problem: most of the 400 have been thoroughly debunked. Not only have a majority of the scientists been completely debunked for various reasons, still more are actually coming out and REQUESTING to be taken off the list. Why? Because they believe global warming exists, and that it's caused partly by human beings. They don't want to be on the list!
But I digress. How about those scientists who argue that global warming is a hoax? Let's take a look at one--Chris Allen, a weather director from an ABC affiliate in southern Kentucky--from The Grist:
"My biggest argument against putting the primary blame on humans for
climate change is that it completely takes God out of the picture. It
must have slipped these people's minds that God created the heavens and
the earth and has control over what's going on. (Dear Lord Jesus...did
I just open a new pandora's box?) Yeah, I said it. Do you honestly
believe God would allow humans to destroy the earth He created? Of
course, if you don't believe in God and creationism then I can see why
you would easily buy into the whole global warming fanfare. I think in
many ways that's what this movement is ultimately out to do - rid the
mere mention of God in any context. What these environmentalists are
actually saying is "we know more than God - we're bigger than God - God
is just a fantasy - science is real...He isn't...listen to US!" I have
a huge problem with that."
Ouch! That's a pretty tough argument for any scientist to debunk.
Kate Sheppard from the American Prospect sums up the "Inhofe 400" in the most concise, realistic way:
"It's not too hard to dredge up 400 people in all the world who think the lunar landing was a farce or believe that Elvis
is living in Albuquerque, much like it isn't too hard to dig up 400
people with a vague background in the field of science who find
something to dispute in climate science. That doesn't mean their views
should be lauded and held up as scientific proof that global warming
isn't so bad. There haven't been any peer-reviewed scientific studies
validating any claims that the planet is either not warming, or not
warming because of humans, and the world's most-respected
climatologists are all in agreement."
