Fraudster Gore to talk to Congress on global warming

Former Vice President and Nobel laureate Al Gore will testify to Congress next week on global warming, Senator John F. Kerry announced this morning.

Gore, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his advocacy on the issue and won an Oscar for his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday morning on climate change, the latest science, and the importance of US leadership.

“My friend and former Senate colleague Al Gore is one of this nation’s leading authorities on the subject of climate change, and we are honored that he has agreed to appear before the Committee,” Kerry said in a statement.

California seeks — again — OK to restrict carbon emissions

“Because it is now over three years since our original December 2005 waiver request, during which time the evidence of global warming and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has greatly accelerated, we respectfully request your prompt attention to this matter,” Nichols wrote in a letter to Lisa Jackson, newly designated administrator of the EPA.

Poll: Environmentalism Is Losing Favor With The Public | KXNet.com North Dakota News

So why the fall from favor? I’m guessing it has to do with just how absurd some of the global warming alarmists have become as they strain to fan the fires of climate change hysteria. It reminds of of 19th century Millerism, which was a movement (or cult, if you will) that sprung up around the preaching of William Miller who claimed that he had calculated the exact date of the end of the world from the Bible. He announced the date, and when it went by with no armageddon he announced another one. And when that went by as just another day his movement fell apart, and he became a footnote in history.

Public concern over climate change waning - Jeff Mapes on Politics - OregonLive.com

At any rate, the new Pew poll shows that the percentage of voters seeing climate change as a top priority has steadily dropped from 38 percent in 2007 to 30 percent in 2009. In fact, making environmental protection a priority has dropped even more sharply, from 56 percent just one year ago to 41 percent now.

I'm sure this will only strengthen the resolve of Kulongoski and other leaders to couch their environmental plans in the realm of building a strong, sustainable economy. And it will embolden critics that they have the public on their side.