Ted Stevens, Republican Senator from Alaska and noted climate specialist:
Stevens, while acknowledging the impact of global climate change, said he believes the worst may be over.
“We’re at the end of a long, long term of warming. 700 to 900 years of increased temperature, a very slow increase. We think we’re close to the end of that. If we’re close to the end of that, that means that we’ll starting getting cooler gradually, not very rapidly, but cooler once again and stability might come to this region for a period of another 900 years,” Stevens said.
In explaining to KTUU why he had softened his previous hard-line stance on global warming, Stevens said:
“Evolved to the point, I think there is a contribution of mankind to the warming cycle. But I’ve also been convinced now by our scientists that that the basic cycle itself is a natural one that been going on as I said for 700 to 900 years and we have to learn to live with that,” Stevens said.
Thanks to Uncle Ted, Alaskans who feared bearing the brunt of some of the most dramatic climate changes can rest easy now. (Thanks to TPM Reader TM for the link).
