Newsmax - Inhofe: Cap-and-Trade Has No Chance in Senate

Now Democrats appear ready to try to ram through a cap-and-trade bill by reconciliation, a move in Congress that would require only 51 votes rather than the 60 necessary to overcome a Republican filibuster.
They won’t succeed, Inhofe tells Newsmax.TV.

“The Democrats own everything. They’ve got the White House, a large majority in the House and Senate, and between now and November when they lose that majority, I think they’re going to continue to try to roll through anything they can.

“But don’t be too concerned about that because they still would have to get 51 votes. By my count I think they have just barely half that number, maybe 26 votes.

Climate debate gets ugly as world moves to curb CO2 | Reuters

(Reuters) - Murderer, liar, fraud, traitor.

Climate scientists, used to dealing with sceptics, are under siege like never before, targeted by hate emails brimming with abuse and accusations of fabricating global warming data. Some emails contain thinly veiled death threats.

Across the Internet, climate blogs are no less venomous, underscoring the surge in abuse over the past six months triggered by purported evidence that global warming is either a hoax or the threat from a warmer world is grossly overstated.
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"The attacks against climate science represent the most highly coordinated, heavily financed, attack against science that we have ever witnessed," said [fraudster] Michael Mann, from Pennsylvania State University in the United States.

Thousands Gather on the Mall for Earth Day - Green Blog - NYTimes.com

Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday on the National Mall in Washington to observe the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and to urge Congress to pass climate and energy legislation.

Major stars were on the roster, including Sting, John Legend, the Roots and Jimmy Cliff, as well as some newer figures like Passion Pit and Joss Stone. (Thursday was the official Earth Day anniversary.)

'Green tea party' closes out US Earth Day celebrations - Yahoo! News

"You have to leave here today and fight the deniers. You have to fight the people in doubt and make them understand the urgency of climate change legislation," Cameron said.
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The number of Americans who believe climate change exists and is caused by human activity shrank from 52 percent two years ago to around a third of the population recently, Cameron said, citing a recent poll.

If the event was just a free Sting et al concert, without the climate hoax speeches, would the audience have been larger or smaller?