The mainstream media loves to tell the public about how "unreliable" the blogosphere is as an information source. However, there is a huge story out there that is only being covered by the blogosphere, in particular at Watts Up With That?, which is currently being completely ignored by the MSM.
It is about a significant disagreement between the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Energy Secretary Steven Chu over the amount of worldwide CO2 emissions if the United States acts alone should a climate bill pass in both Houses of Congress. Basically EPA's Jackson says that such a bill, if passed, would have very little effect on global CO2 emissions while Chu disagrees with that assessment.
You can see the EPA chart below the fold followed by the transcript of a video of both these Obama administration officials responding at complete odds with each other under questioning from Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe at the Senate hearing yesterday on a climate bill:
SENATOR INHOFE: ...This is what we determined during the Warner-Lieberman bill last year, 13 months ago, and that was the EPA that said this is the difference it would make. And let's keep in mind, the IPCC said they wanted to keep it down below 550 parts per million. And this shows by the EPA chart that with or without the developing nations it makes virtually no change. Do you still agree with this chart? I'm sure you've seen it....Okay, Dr. Chu, the Chairman wants me to direct that at you.
SECRETARY CHU: Uh, no, I don't agree with that chart.
INHOFE: Do you, Secretary Jackson?
ADMINISTRATOR JACKSON: I believe that essential parts of the chart are that the U.S. action alone will not impact CO2 levels but...
Watt's Up With That concludes with Inhofe's analysis on the effects of the bill if the USA acts unilaterally without China and India:
“I am encouraged that Administrator Jackson agrees that unilateral action by the U.S. will be all cost for no climate gain,” Sen. Inhofe said. “With China and India recently issuing statements of defiant opposition to mandatory emissions controls, acting alone through the job-killing Waxman-Markey bill would impose severe economic burdens on American consumers, businesses, and families, all without any impact on climate.”
“...I was somewhat surprised that Secretary Chu disagreed with EPA’s analysis of what would happen if the U.S. acts alone to address climate change, which cap-and-trade supporters claim is a global problem,” Sen. Inhofe said. “EPA’s analysis that global greenhouse gas emission levels can only be stabilized with meaningful, mandatory action by China and India is widely accepted. I extend an invitation to the Secretary to see whether he wants to clarify his remarks.”
So without the participation of China and India, the climate bill will have virtually no impact on global CO2 emissions. And for that very limited outcome, the Obama administration wants to upend our economy.
It seems that the MSM is concentrating on the wrong Jackson. They should take just a little time out of their wall-to-wall coverage of Michael Jackson and devote some attention to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and her stunning admission of how little impact the United States acting alone would have on CO2 emissions.
Of course, such attention would run counter to their game plan of emphasizing how important the Waxman-Markham bill is supposed to be even though it will have almost no impact on CO2 emissions according to the EPA administrator.
CORRECTION: It turns out that there was ONE media outlet that did cover this story---Fox News.
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.



















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If this doesn't illustrate
July 8, 2009 - 10:59 ET by fitzfongIf this doesn't illustrate how the community organizer's administration will not allow the facts to get in the way of instituting its corrupt Marxist objectives, I don't know what will.
I'm wondering what celebrity "tragedy" will be orchestrated to distract the media from covering the seemingly inevitable Senate endorsement of crap-and-raid. I don't see how the DOA prediction is accurate...even if they lose some Democrats, they'll probably pick up the likes of Snowe, Collins, Martinez, McCain, Graham, Cornyn and Hutchinson in the process.
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fitz... Right you
July 8, 2009 - 12:10 ET by bigtimerfitz...
Right you are....funny O's own administration don't even have their talking points together though.
I love how you've put Cap and Trade as Cap and Raid....now that is hammer hitting nail squarely on the head.
Thank God for Inhofe, he's one of my favorite Senators...unfortunately, he is never covered enough...he speaks for millions and millions of us out here.
I fear you're correct though about the RINOs...I've posted as such myself.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt - I send $$ to Inhofe - he represents me better than my own!
July 8, 2009 - 15:39 ET by Cape ConservativeBy the way, just finished calling the offices of the infamous 8 to express my dissatisfaction with their Yes votes. Here are their names/numbers if anyone would like to give them their thoughts. I used the main number, however, (202.224.3121) since I want to be part of another switchboard MELTDOWN as Americans who are sick and tired of being lied to continue to speak out!
Bono Mack (CA) (202) 225-5330
Castle (DE) (202) 225-4165
Kirk (IL) (202) 225-4835 (And he’s seriously considering running for Senate!)
Lance (NJ) (202) 225-5361
LoBiondo (NJ) (202) 225-6572
McHugh (NY) (202) 225-4611
Reichert (WA) (202) 225-7761
Smith (NJ) (202) 225-3765
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CC... Glad you have the
July 8, 2009 - 15:48 ET by bigtimerCC...
Glad you have the numbers posted here for the good ol' gang of 8.....
I have those saved also....for others who don't, it's a good keeper to use when needed, which will be a lot on down the road.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
They don't know who they're tangling with, bt - we are not
July 9, 2009 - 19:40 ET by Cape Conservativewimpy libs...they haven't heard the last from us!!!
I hope everyone who sees those numbers will give them a call to let these people know how much we do NOT appreciate their crossing the aisle. Had they stayed on the right side, the bill would have FAILED! And I, for one, am furious that they sold their souls to the company store! May every darn one of them lose next year!
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Of course that graph is correct! The future looks bright.
July 8, 2009 - 11:40 ET by upcountrywaterTo get from 350 ppm to 700 ppm We need to get to work!!
That means there will be TWICE the drilling for oil, as we have now. Twice the mining for coal, Twice the amount of cars, hopefully twice the amount of highways. twice the aircraft....
The best news of all TWICE the folk WORKING!
Yippie I can TRUST the EPA ! The seer of truth for the next 100 years.
Reagan VS Liberalism
The Great OZ has spoken,
July 8, 2009 - 11:47 ET by mattmThe Great OZ has spoken, CO2 emmissions are the bane of human existence. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Just shut up and obey - and pay up.
It's a Vicious Circle
July 8, 2009 - 12:24 ET by sic721It used to be the rain forests. We were killing them off by creating a hole in the ozone(oooh, that darn hairspray) and letting all of our precious CO2 out. Now the rain forests are thriving, I suppose, but we have way too much CO2 for our own good. I guess once that's "fixed", we'll be back to rain forests. And so it goes, and so it goes, and so it goes. (With a new ice age here and there, too)
How, oh how do we break this crazy, neverending cycle? /sarc off.
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher
EPA Report
July 8, 2009 - 12:25 ET by JDWAs of 7/1 their carbon emissions report had not been made public, I do not see a link to it here. If the emissions are the primary cause for global warming thus the government solution of cap-and-trade, where is the report?
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GHEEEZZ
July 8, 2009 - 12:35 ET by rick007How much carbon did the Waco Jacko fiasco create????????????
More than a free society should be willing to accept.
July 8, 2009 - 13:31 ET by ThalpyMore than a free society should be willing to accept. Lead poisoning levels were unacceptable also!
Again, it doesn't matter what the truth is with these people...
July 8, 2009 - 13:28 ET by ThalpyAgain, it doesn't matter what the truth is with these people if it doesn't "fit." Carol Browner's EPA under Clinton was in contempt of court for destroying records. How has the EPA changed? They won't release study results that conflict with their agenda.
AGW is a lie. The plan was to use global warming(of which there is not any) as the vehicle to destroy capitalism. Look around. How's he doing?
Thalpy... So right you
July 8, 2009 - 13:46 ET by bigtimerThalpy...
So right you are.
When he named Browner as Czar...I knew we were done for, along with Holder as AG.
Not that I expected we were't done for anyway with this election.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Holder is a sleaze to the bone, bt.
July 8, 2009 - 20:34 ET by ThalpyHolder is a sleaze to the bone, bt. His hate crime testimony was great because he couldn't come up with ANY justification for it. That doesn't make them less dangerous.
Right you are
July 8, 2009 - 20:52 ET by bigtimerRight you are Thalpy....
....and watching Holder's confirmation hearings were 'Color me Red' type...especially the second day I think it was for me anyway...good ol' Leahy stuck his beak in there to aid and abet with answers to the questions about States Rights when it comes to the 2nd Amend. regarding Sessions questions, I think it was Sessions...anyway, Holder would stutter and stammer, here came Leahy to save the day type of deal.
Talk about past infuriating.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I'd like Al Gore to visit Cape Cod and then continue with his
July 8, 2009 - 15:48 ET by Cape ConservativeLIES!!! 3 days of sunshine in June and, so far July has seen the same number!!! You DO notice the absence of the weenie liar liar pants on fire blowhard, don't you!!!!
Global Warming is such a FALSE PREMISE - A NON-ISSUE - yet our grandchildren are being lied to daily in schools. Our granddaughter is scared to death the polar bears are going to die...what C R A P! Yes, we can all be good stewards of the earth but NOTHING we do will ever offset what China and India refuse to do - all Global Warming is good for is to fatten the wallets of Al Gore and his like-minded buddies.
As much as I'm tired of the gray dreary days, I'm hoping this is what 'the one' will encounter next month on his vacation. It'll make him wish he'd gone to Hawaii instead ;-) And it also might just give him a 'real taste' of Global Warming!
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Is that Chu, little buddy?
July 8, 2009 - 13:33 ET by metaphorsbwithuI see great possibilities for an updated version of Gilligan's Island starring:
Al Gore as the Skipper
Barney Frank as his 'little buddy'
Steven Chu as the professor
Michelle Obama as Ginger
Sarah Palin as Mary Ann.
How long do you thinking it'd take for them to figure out a way off the island before the rising oceans swallowed them up?
Can you say NEVER, little buddy?
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Lol met... You're being
July 8, 2009 - 13:52 ET by bigtimerLol met...
You're being far too kind naming Aunt Esther as Ginger.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Well, bigtimer, at least
July 8, 2009 - 16:06 ET by metaphorsbwithuWell, bigtimer, at least they all have that "poofy" hair going. Audiences don't seem to have the same standard for what passes as "glamorous" these days, do they? Their taste for "humor" seems to be a little more hard-edged as well.
The only other person I could think of to play the Ginger part is Jessica Rabbit, who doesn't generate the same kind of topical interest these days.
Anyway, I've always been a Mary Ann kind of guy myself.
metaphorsbwithu
We are letting the
July 9, 2009 - 02:38 ET by Andrew H.We are letting the politicians use the phony claim of global warming to wreak havoc with our financial condition.Individuals and companies will pay more into the government because of the fraudulent hype that was purposefully advertised to generate as much mass hysteria as possible. The purpose is to fatten the wallets of selected people who have groups qualified to receive government funds. The purpose is to create a non-productive industry where their family and friends can become rich beyond anything a simple man or woman who works hard to achieve can ever accomplish.The purpose is to become rich the easy way. Force everyone to pay. It is an Al Capone dream without even the watered down whiskey as a required product.Open all our eyes we pray, we must. Take control of the government, kick the political bastards out of office and make them work for a living (take away their pensions).Install honest people who know what government’s role is supposed to be to represent Americans.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
The Hoax
July 9, 2009 - 05:26 ET by sudmufGlobal warming is a HOAX folks!!! So the amount of carbon dioxide emissions is irrelevant anyway. We've already wasted enough time and money on this nonsense.
AMEN!
July 9, 2009 - 19:42 ET by Cape ConservativeThis comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Right Wing Radical Extremist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams