House Climate Hearingsā¦Rep. McKinley: Denying The Poor Affordable Energy Is āAn Abuse Of Authorityā
The purpose of the House Climate Change Hearing is to shed light on the question of: How much is man contributing to climate change and how responsible is Obamaās energy policy?
So far the skeptics feel that the hearing has been successful in communicating their case to the public. The office of Rep. David McKinley P.E. (photo right) has distributed his remarks and graphicsĀ on the subject:
– CO2 is undeniably increasing.
– Some scientists and climatologists say their energy models reflect that CO2 levels coincide with temperature increases.
– But hereās a chart with 73 models and actual observations:
Not a single climate model has been correct so far. Warming has been minor.
– Temperatures have been at a virtual standstill for the past 40 years while CO2 levels have increased.
– In fact Arctic sea ice has grown 60% despite increased CO2 levels.
– And if that was not enough, the ice surrounding Antarctica is also expanding.
– The United Nationsā reports also indicates that āmost experts believe that by 2083, the benefits of climate change may still outweigh the harm.ā
Chart provided by the office of DAVID B. MCKINLEY, P.E.
McKinley then adds āthat even if the U.S. stopped all its coal-fired power plants, CO2 levels would be reduced by merely two tenths of one percent globallyāĀ and that: āThe Obama Administration fails to tell the American people that 96% of emitted annually occurs naturallyā, and that its proposed regulations āwould cast hundreds of thousands of workers out of workā while doing nothing noticeable for the environment.
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Energy Information Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency
Rep. McKinley also says āthe rest of the world is not listening to the Presidentās energy policyā and that āChina, India, Russia and Europe are all expanding their use of coalā.
Worse, McKinley points out that Obamaās proposed policy will hurt the poorest and most vulnerable on the planet:
Nations struggling to come out of poverty will continue to suffer, lives will be lost and children will be sick and perish as a result of the Presidentās support on this policy.ā
McKinley adds that āone of the biggest moral responsibilities for the United States should be help emerging nations out of povertyā and that this can be done using āthe most abundant and affordable source of power: coalā. Access to affordable energy is absolutely essential.
McKinley asks citizens:
Please take this message back to your agencies: This President must not prevent people around the globe from obtaining affordable, dependable energy; and threatening American workers and businesses with the loss of affordable energy from coal and natural gas is not an acceptable energy policy. Crushing Americaās economy to reduce CO2 by 0.2% is an abuse of this Administrationās authority.ā
McKinleyĀ photo source above: mckinley.house.gov/.
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