Global Warming Deniers on the Rise

Amanda Carey | June 26, 2009

According to The Wall Street Journal, Australian Senator Steve Fielding recently met with the Obama administration seeking reassurance that human-caused global warming was a real concern. After the meeting, Fielding promptly returned Down Under and announced he would not vote for any climate change legislation.

Apparently, Fielding isn't alone:

It turns out Al Gore and the United Nations (with an assist from the media), did a little too vociferous a job smearing anyone who disagreed with them as "deniers." The backlash has brought the scientific debate roaring back to life in Australia, Europe, Japan and even, if less reported, the U.S.

The number of skeptics, far from shrinking, is swelling. Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe now counts more than 700 scientists who disagree with the U.N.—13 times the number who authored the U.N.'s 2007 climate summary for policymakers.

This possible change in public opinion may be the reason the administration is ramming through cap and trade today (vote any minute!). My suggestion? Every member of the U.S. House should visit with President Obama before casting their vote on any climate legislation.

Read the full article here. Reason global warming coverage here.