And, contrary to Mark Twain’s famous pronouncement, Henry Waxman is going to do something about it.
California Rep. Henry Waxman said Thursday the environment and U.S. economy depend on congressional action to confront the threat of climate change. Waxman, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke as he opened Congress’ first hearing on climate legislation.
Waxman is taking testimony from a group of environmentalist who want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. The goal of course is to make it colder.
Why do these headlines seem to coincide with others like this?
Flint broke a 95-year-old record early Wednesday morning when the temperature plummeted to a frigid 19 below zero. The previous record? Minus 10, set in 1914, according to the National Weather Service.
And this:
A new record was set Wednesday when Chicago had its ninth consecutive day of measurable snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.
The previous record was eight consecutive days set from Dec. 13 to 20, 1973.
Snowfall records in Chicago date back to 1884.
My theory: God is having a good laugh at the hubris of Waxman. The good news is that Waxman will not succeed in changing the climate by a single degree.
The bad news is that he will spend all of our money trying, and as the predicted global cooling cycle sets in, he will take the credit. This will inspire one of his successors to spend the next generation’s money attempting to restore temperatures to their 2009 levels.
