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Sens. Inhofe, Boxer trade barbs over climate change
2013-07-18 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) opened Thursday's hearing on climate science saying she hoped one of Capitol Hill's chief climate skeptics, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), would be able to attend despite a competing event. "What would a climate change hearing be without him? I certainly was encouraging him to come," Boxer said. Inhofe joined the panel about 20 minutes later. And then the show began. The science is not settled," Inhofe said....
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Google Faces Environmentalist Wrath Over Fundraiser For James Inhofe, Climate Change Denier
2013-07-12 00:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Chanting "Google, don't fund evil!" and hoisting colorful signs, dozens of environmentalists gathered outside of Googles Washington headquarters to protest a fundraiser held Thursday for one of Congress' most notorious climate change deniers, James Inhofe. The Oklahoma Republican has repeatedly dismissed climate change as a "hoax" on the Senate floor, and takes pride in his role as one of the country's most outspoken climate change deniers. "Google's support for Sen. Inhofe is an affront to...
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Google hosts fundraiser for climate-denying Sen. Jim Inhofe
2013-07-10 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Google, which prides itself on building a "better web that is better for the environment," is hosting a fundraiser for the most notorious climate change denier in Congress, it has emerged. The lunch, at the company`s Washington, D.C., office, will benefit the Oklahoma Republican Jim Inhofe, who has made a career of dismissing climate change as a "hoax" on the Senate floor. Proceeds of the July 11 lunch, priced at $250 to $2,500, will also go to the national Republican Senatorial Committee....
Bill Nye Jabs Sen. Jim Inhofe on Climate Change
2013-05-22 23:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC News: Bill Nye may be known as the Science Guy, but his Twitter feed reveals that he has another interest -- politics. Early Tuesday morning Nye wondered what Oklahoma senator and well-known climate change denier Jim Inhofe thought about the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla. Inhofe did not respond to the question on Twitter and was unavailable for comment when contacted by ABC News. Oklahoma City was hit hard again. Has anyone asked Oklahoma Senator Inhofe about the three large storms in the...
Inhofe supports tornado aid, says its totally different from Hurricane Sandy aid
2013-05-22 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) opposed using federal money to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy rebuild their homes, roads, and tattered lives. That`s because he`s a fiscal grinch who thinks disaster victims should fend for themselves, Lord of the Flies-style. Right? Well, perhaps not. Residents of Inhofe`s own state are about to receive a bounty of heartfelt help from the federal government in the wake of Monday`s epic tornado, which killed at least 24 people and leveled buildings across five...
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