This Week in The War On Science

I give you John Boehner:


[quote]STEPHANOPOULOS: So what is the responsible way? That’s my question. What is the Republican plan to deal with carbon emissions, which every major scientific organization has said is contributing to climate change?

BOEHNER: George, the idea that [b]carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment[/b] is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you’ve got more carbon dioxide.[/quote]

As far as it goes, Boehner is right. CO2 is not a carcinogen and carcinogens are not harmful to the environment. And, or course, the real problem with cow farts is methane, not CO2. Boehner is one of the top leaders in the GOP, the major stumbling block to any progress.