Gateway Pundit: Sad. Bill O'Reilly Embraces Global Warming Hoax...Quotes Disputed Junk Science

As for Bill O'Reilly's claim that since 2001 we have witnessed "7 of the hottest years ever recorded" is flat out wrong. This data was refuted first in late 2007.

Does NASA's James Hansen Still Matter in Climate Debate? - NYTimes.com

When NASA climatologist James Hansen testified to Congress in 1988 about the dangers of global warming, his words became a rallying cry for environmentalists and politicians determined to control heat-trapping gases.

When Hansen, the director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, showed up at a briefing on Capitol Hill yesterday, it was with little fanfare and minus the presence of national television networks.

The man termed "the father of global warming" has irked many longtime supporters with his scathing attacks against President Obama's plan for a cap-and-trade system. Now, a leading Republican climate skeptic is considering calling Hansen as a witness at upcoming Senate hearings. A House Democrat, meanwhile, labeled Hansen's Capitol Hill appearance yesterday "irrelevant." With landmark climate legislation heading to the Senate after passage in the House last month, the friction surrounding Hansen raises questions about what role, if any, the Iowa-born scientist will play in the upcoming debate.

"He's losing some of his political luster with Democrats," said Kenneth Green, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. "When he goes off the reservation and makes loopy comments, they probably cringe and hope no one will see them."
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"After all, if the most vocal man warning of man-made climate fears is completely rejecting the chosen congressional 'solution,' that makes a very powerful argument against the bill," said Marc Morano, a former Inhofe staff member who now runs a skeptic Web site called Climate Depot.