Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) doesn’t much care about greenhouse gas emissions, but that doesn’t stop him from taking full advantage of his platform as the ranking member on the Environment and Public Works committee. For instance, just today he commented on climate change legislation–unveiled by Henry Waxman and Ed Markey in the House, not the Senate–with customary good cheer:
“I look forward to a full, open and honest debate over the 600-plus page Waxman-Markey climate tax bill,” Senator Inhofe said. “It appears that this legislation is yet another version of the same story: a job-killing tax increase on American consumers that jeopardizes America’s energy security, while doing nothing to address climate change. In short, it’s all economic pain for no climate gain.”
That bolded section ought to come with an asterisk at the end of it–because as he made clear…also today, he doesn’t actually think climate change exists. Watch it:
“[T]he largest snowstorm in the history of Marches.” Has quite a ring to it. Now, we know that no particular weather phenomenon–whether a hurricane or a snow storm–can either prove or disprove the existence climate change, which has to do with increases in global average temperature. But never mind. If Oklahoma has the hottest heat wave in the history of Aprils next month, will Inhofe change his tune? Something tells me no.
