Wednesday, November 04, 2009

[A strange reply indeed, if Obama really believes that global warming might kill our grandchildren]: White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, November 3, 2009
Q Robert, climate change is also a big issue for the European Union. To what extent is the President using his personal powers of persuasion to talk to folks on the Hill, members of the Senate, on climate change in the fashion that he has been doing on health care?

MR. GIBBS: Well, I mean, I think he's obviously had an opportunity to meet with members of the Senate over the past few weeks. I assume those conversations have included discussions on energy, and I think those conversations will continue as we seek to continue the progress that the House made in passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation.

Q But have there been any specific energy or climate change-related meetings or --

MR. GIBBS: Let me get from Ben LaBolt and others what Carol Browner, what the EPA, the Department of Energy have done on this, and see the degree to which the President has also had individual conversations.
New Prius model runs on owner's self-righteousness
Toyota has unveiled a new Prius model that looks set to revolutionise the car industry, powering the sustainable cars with the self-righteousness of their owners.
[Question: Who paid all the expenses for this climate fraud promotion event, and why?]
Ban then made a speech at a three-day conference on faiths and the environment organized by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation and the United Nations Development Programme at Windsor Castle near London.

There Ban told around 200 leaders representing nine of the world's major religious communities, "The world's great faith communities occupy a unique position in discussion on the fate of our planet and the accelerating impacts of climate change. You are the leaders who have the largest, widest and deepest reach."
Climate debate hits partisan note - TheHill.com
Boxer read several letters of support for the climate bill and defended the analysis the EPA has done as “in-depth” and “comprehensive.”
“You have to ask yourself, What more could they want, and why would they want it?” Boxer said, referring to committee Republicans.

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