Debaters in Lakewood face off on global warming

Global warming got dosed with extra kilowatts of heat and light when a national policy analyst and a Colorado atmospheric scientist faced off Oct. 20 in a debate sponsored by the Centennial Institute, a think tank in Lakewood.

"Does the scientific evidence justify our turning over the issue to policy makers?" asked James Taylor of the Heartland Institute. Taylor answered 'no,' contending that the scientific data doesn't justify a radical global warming policy that would force massive and expensive changes in America's way of life.

Politics At Play As Obama Talks Energy At MIT

The president's politicking on Friday begins in Cambridge, Mass., with a quick "official" event at MIT to challenge the nation to lead the global economy in clean energy. That appearance significantly brings down the cost of flying the president to fundraisers designed to raise money for two politically anemic Democrats, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut.
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Politics has colored the White House schedule this week. On Tuesday alone, Obama raised an estimated $3 million for the Democratic National Committee during a series of appearances in New York City. He also campaigned in New Jersey, Virginia and Florida.

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Irony: President Obama speaks about clean energy at MIT while outside the auditorium media trucks spew noxious fumes.

[Why doesn't he travel strictly via wind power?  Obama uses fossil-fueled planes and a fossil-fueled motorcade (accompanied by a fossil-fueled boat) to travel to a "clean energy" speech]

[Picture] Obama motorcade in advance of MIT speech