Rothman Comments on Gore Testimony

by: Juan Melli

Wed Mar 21, 2007 at 06:22:43 PM EDT

Congressman Rothman, a member of the House Science & Technology Committee, attended today's hearing where Al Gore testified before Congress about the dangers of global warming. He spoke with Gore before the hearing and later issued this statement:

"The former Vice President rightly noted that twenty to thirty years from now, our children and their children will ask us what we did to save our planet. I want to answer that I helped pass the kind of stringent and effective limits on greenhouse gas emissions that Vice President Gore spoke about today.
"Al Gore has earned my gratitude not only for his service as Vice President for eight prosperous years, but also for his 16 years as a hardworking, thoughtful, and productive member of the House and Senate. His work on global warming, starting some 30 years ago through his present worldwide efforts on this subject, increases the pressure on Congress to take action now.
"I am proud that the new Democratic Leadership has not turned its back on the 'inconvenient truth' of global warming. House Democrats have already passed legislation to end government subsidies for the oil and gas industries and dramatically increase our investment in the research and development of cleaner, alternative energy resources. I look forward to taking even bigger steps in the future - most importantly, mandatory limits on the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that can be emitted into the atmosphere."

(Seated left to right: Al Gore, box, Steve Rothman)

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I streamed the afternoon session (0.00 / 0)

I found Al Gores handling of the enviroment fascinating. Gore & Senator (R) LaMar Alexander, had a very constructive give & take, unlike a couple of Senators who seemed more interested in acrimonious assault. Gore responded to the acrimony with grasciousness and class.

Congressman Rothman is obviously on board.

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by: FogerRox @ Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 04:28:27 AM UTC

Senator James Inhofe Was An... (0.00 / 0)

...ass.

His overt hostility to Gore was downright rude.

Gore killed him with kindness.

The "scientists" who still claim doubt that Global Warming is caused by man made emissions are like the hired guns that still say there is no proven connection between cigarretes and cancer.

There was a moment where Gore let out an audible sigh...I guess that's his way of coping with jerks.

Unfortunately the big bucks in the US (petrochemical and auto) are still perversely "invested" in pollution.

It's INSANE!

by: Nick Lento @ Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 05:27:04 AM UTC

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Guaranteed Chuckle :-) (0.00 / 0)

by: Nick Lento @ Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 06:58:49 AM UTC

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Elections have consequences (4.00 / 1)

Yes they do! We watched it on CSpan--Gore was really impressive. Inhofe was his usual self (as Keith Olbermann said later, he "put the fossil back in fossil fuel"). What is really appalling is that until January, Inhofe chaired that committee. Barbara Boxer was just splendid--I was almost hoping for a minute that she'd bonk him with the gavel. Thanks, Nick, for posting this!

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." (Teddy Roosevelt)

by: DottieG @ Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 16:38:57 PM UTC

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