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| House Hearing on 'Warming of the Planet' Canceled After Ice Storm |
| 2007-02-14 |
| HEARING NOTICE Tue Feb 13 2007 19:31:25 ET The Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building has been postponed due to inclement weather. The hearing is entitled “Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet?” The hearing will be rescheduled to a date and time to be announced later. DC WEATHER REPORT: Wednesday: Freezing rain in the morning. Total ice accumulation between one half to three quarters of an inch. Brisk with highs in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 18. Northwest winds around 20 mph. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 If it gets any colder here in Minnesota, this global warmings going to kill us. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-02-14 14:10 |
| #12 And miss cottage season on Martha's Vineyard? Never that. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-02-14 11:41 |
| #11 You'd think they'd learn to schedule these powwows in July. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-02-14 10:12 |
| #10 If i remember correctly the last time the Global Warming "Consensus" Group held a meeting it was socked in with blizzard conditions. Yes God does have a sense of humor, which also explains Al Gore almost becoming President. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-02-14 10:09 |
| #9 Even here in Atlanta, it's been really cold. Had an ice storm a few weeks ago. Average high for this time of year is in the low 50's, and it's been highs in the upper 30s/low 40s for weeks on end now. Fully expect that Gore will be giving a |
| Posted by: BA 2007-02-14 09:35 |
| #8 Yah I had to scrape a couple inches of global warming off my car this a.m. ... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-02-14 09:16 |
| #7 Today in Colorado Springs: 5.4 °F / -14.8 °C Light Snow Global warming my ass.... This winter has been how they used to be in the 70s. It is called "Natural Variation", you fucks. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-02-14 08:22 |
| #6 I work a few blocks from the capital. We had mostly sleet instead of freezing rain which probably saved us from a widespread power outtage (although some spots did lose power). |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-02-14 08:17 |
| #5 Hmmm... you notice warming is a given, if not the cause - Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming. Well, lessee .... maybe they're not contributing? Seems to me the more difficult question is, "Significantly, Moderately, or Trivally?" Who's got the answer to that one? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-02-14 06:09 |
| #4 See! See! God DOES SO have a sense of humor! |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-02-14 00:53 |
| #3 House Subcommittee on Pointy Heads and Global Warming pulese dear Lord let 6" hail smite them pointed heads |
| Posted by: RD 2007-02-14 00:43 |
| #2 LOL! |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-02-14 00:22 |
| #1 Mother Nature has a sense of humor when it comes to True Believer Idiots. Good job, Ma! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-02-14 00:16 |