Legislators hear global warming disputed

Kentucky continues to set an example as a backward, pseudo-science supporting state. This infuriates me to no end.

Global warming is a myth concocted by former Vice President Al Gore, the United Nations, Hollywood and the news media, Kentucky lawmakers were told yesterday... Chairman Jim Gooch, D-Providence, a longtime ally of the coal industry, said he purposefully did not invite anyone who believes in global warming to testify.

So if Gooch didn't invite any scientists to testify, who did he invite? How about a lawyer working for a think-tank that's funded by Exxon. And for good measure let's bring in a British journalist who is of the opinion that anyone with HIV or AIDS should be locked up forever. This is the Democrats' chief environmental strategist we're talking about.

That's right, he invited two people with no scientific credentials to speak in opposition to one of the most important and complex scientific issues of our history. Nice job Gooch. It's also nice to see that breathtaking ignorance crosses party lines.

When criticized for not inviting any scientists, Gooch said he didn't want to, "get into so much science today." He went on...

Before the hearing, Gooch said he called the Heartland Institute once he decided to address global warming and asked for any skeptical experts it might send. Scientists weren't necessary, he said.

"Well, I mean, where are we going to get scientists?" Gooch asked. "We're limited here in Kentucky to what we can do. I don't know how we'd necessarily get scientists to come here."

Where indeed? Surely he couldn't have found anyone with experience in climate/environmental science at UK or UofL.

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