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| Markey: Deniers of global warming should 'start their own country' |
| 2010-08-09 |
| Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) suggested a novel use Saturday for a 100-square-mile ice sheet that has broken off Greenland. "An iceberg four times the size of Manhattan has broken off Greenland, creating plenty of room for global warming deniers to start their own country," Markey said in a statement. Sorry. Way too small, Eddie... We started our own country 234 years ago, Ed, and we're not keen on the way you and yours have been handling affairs lately. We could, however, put you GW enthusiasts on Antarctica ... "So far, 2010 has been the hottest year on record, and scientists agree arctic ice is a canary in a coal mine that provides clear warnings on climate." The last time this happened was 1962. And yet, we're not all dead for some reason... Some scientists have attributed the breaking off of the ice sheet to abnormally warm temperatures this year. ...and some haven't. Markey, who chairs the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, co-authored the House version of the climate change bill that's currently stalled in the Senate. Looks like there's more Philistines around then you thought, eh, Eddie? He said it was "unclear how many giant blocks of ice it will take to break the block of Republican climate deniers in the US Senate who continue hold this critical clean energy and climate legislation hostage." Eddie, why don't you go back to the only real job you ever had, driving an ice cream truck... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #9 "2010 has been the hottest year on record" I doubt that; or maybe January and February weren't abnormally COLD on your planet, Eddie. Besides, 2010 ain't over yet. And "on record"? We've got records for less than 200 years, and those only in the populous West. Ethnocentric asshole. "Rep. Ed Markey ( FTFY. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-08-09 22:17 |
| #8 In other news, the Arctic is having the coldest summer since 1958. |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-08-09 20:53 |
| #7 In a way, conservatives share in the blame because once the leftists force through some radical change, they also force through the idea that it is written in stone, and can never, ever be changed back, no matter how worthless and disastrous it is. Welcome to the past century of life in America. The ratchet that is government turns only in a unidirectional manner and has for over a hundred years now. The left has been tremendously effective at implementing their grand vision merely by recognizing the fact that the sane and rational folks can't guard every frontier one hundred percent of the time. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2010-08-09 15:55 |
| #6 Markey is seedy indeedy. I think he should go up and spend some time on the iceberg and gather information about the whereabouts of the iceberg. He can call it his own country if he likes. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-08-09 09:41 |
| #5 It is really starting to piss me off that leftist radicals call conservatives "radicals" for *opposing* radical change. In a way, conservatives share in the blame because once the leftists force through some radical change, they also force through the idea that it is written in stone, and can never, ever be changed back, no matter how worthless and disastrous it is. And the conservatives buy into that nonsense, because they don't want to fight over the past, and would much prefer to try and fix the utterly worthless disaster. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-09 09:02 |
| #4 If he's too hot and steamy, he should make a visit to South America right now. "A brutal and historical cold snap has so far caused 80 deaths in South America, according to international news agencies. Temperatures have been much below normal for over a week in vast areas of the continent. In Chile, the Aysen region was affected early last week by the worst snowstorm in 30 years. The snow accumulation reached 5 feet in Balmaceda and the Army was called to rescue people trapped by the snow." The reason for this happening is that we are in just the opposite of the greenhouse effect. Summers will be hotter, and Winters colder, because the thermosphere has reduced in size by almost a third. It is the atmospheric blanket that blocks new heat, but also holds in existing heat, moderating surface temps. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-09 08:46 |
| #3 Markey sould watch out. The exkimos put the old and useless on icebergs and left them. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2010-08-09 08:28 |
| #2 Sort have missed something there bud. People like Markey need to suffer the fate of Galileo to comprehend institutional intolerance of contradictory data in a scientific question. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-08-09 06:37 |
| #1 If we do, you're bankrupt and will have to rename your country ArkBica*. * That Ark B |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-08-09 05:00 |