theOperaGhost
March 24th, 2009, 05:00 PM
Obama: North Dakota Flooding Is Because Of Global Warming (http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama_north_dakota_flooding_is_because_of_global_warming/)
Here in North Dakota, a state where coal and oil are very important, is concerned about cap and trade. For obvious reasons. Obama himself has said that cap and trade could bankrupt the coal industry, and the program (which amounts to a massive tax on the energy industry in general) would result in a significant downturn in fossil fuel production in general. Which would be devastating for the state’s economy.
Now, North Dakota’s Senator Kent Conrad has been working with Obama to sneak cap and trade legislation through Congress. So obviously, he’s under fire (http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/kent_conrad_cares_more_about_helping_obama_than_helping_his_constituents/) for supporting a policy that runs contrary to the interests of his own state.
But here comes Barack Obama to the rescue, saying that the flooding Grand Forks, Fargo and other communities in the Red River valley are facing right now is the result of (drum roll please) global warming!
WASHINGTON, D.C. (http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/111873) — President Barack Obama is well aware of the flooding disaster that has struck North Dakota this week and brought it up on his own during this afternoon’s meeting with Forum Communications’ Bismarck Capitol correspondent Janell Cole and five other reporters from around the country.
The president mentioned the flooding during his answer to Cole’s question about North Dakotans’ concerns about how a “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas reduction policy could hurt the state’s coal and power-generating industries.
He said, “I actually think the science around climate change is real. It is potentially devastating. ... If you look at the flooding that’s going on right now in North Dakota, and you say to yourself, ‘If you see an increase of 2 degrees, what does that do, in terms of the situation there,’ that indicates the degree to which we have to take this seriously.”
So stupid.
The flooding in North Dakota is the result of one massive snowfall during what has been one of the longest and coldest winters in almost a decade. We here in North Dakota got a ton of snow. For long stretches of this winter we didn’t see the warm side of zero degrees, let alone the freezing point. So for Obama to suggest that the flooding is thanks to warming is an indication of someone talking about something they know absolutely nothing about.
And you’ve got to love Obama’s response to Cole’s question about valid concerns over what his policies will do to our state’s economy. Essentially, he doesn’t care. He buys into the global warming hype, so who cares what it does to some industries that employ (directly or indirectly) tens of thousands of people.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama_north_dakota_flooding_is_because_of_global_warming/
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OMG really...Did Obama say that the flooding we're experiencing in my state is because of GLOBAL WARMING??? WTF! This is the coldest winter in SEVERAL years with more days with below zero highs than with above zero highs. We've had record snowfall! Record SNOWFALL is caused by global WARMING!? This is such bullshit! Half of the state just got ANOTHER FOOT of SNOW...TODAY!
Here in North Dakota, a state where coal and oil are very important, is concerned about cap and trade. For obvious reasons. Obama himself has said that cap and trade could bankrupt the coal industry, and the program (which amounts to a massive tax on the energy industry in general) would result in a significant downturn in fossil fuel production in general. Which would be devastating for the state’s economy.
Now, North Dakota’s Senator Kent Conrad has been working with Obama to sneak cap and trade legislation through Congress. So obviously, he’s under fire (http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/kent_conrad_cares_more_about_helping_obama_than_helping_his_constituents/) for supporting a policy that runs contrary to the interests of his own state.
But here comes Barack Obama to the rescue, saying that the flooding Grand Forks, Fargo and other communities in the Red River valley are facing right now is the result of (drum roll please) global warming!
WASHINGTON, D.C. (http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/111873) — President Barack Obama is well aware of the flooding disaster that has struck North Dakota this week and brought it up on his own during this afternoon’s meeting with Forum Communications’ Bismarck Capitol correspondent Janell Cole and five other reporters from around the country.
The president mentioned the flooding during his answer to Cole’s question about North Dakotans’ concerns about how a “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas reduction policy could hurt the state’s coal and power-generating industries.
He said, “I actually think the science around climate change is real. It is potentially devastating. ... If you look at the flooding that’s going on right now in North Dakota, and you say to yourself, ‘If you see an increase of 2 degrees, what does that do, in terms of the situation there,’ that indicates the degree to which we have to take this seriously.”
So stupid.
The flooding in North Dakota is the result of one massive snowfall during what has been one of the longest and coldest winters in almost a decade. We here in North Dakota got a ton of snow. For long stretches of this winter we didn’t see the warm side of zero degrees, let alone the freezing point. So for Obama to suggest that the flooding is thanks to warming is an indication of someone talking about something they know absolutely nothing about.
And you’ve got to love Obama’s response to Cole’s question about valid concerns over what his policies will do to our state’s economy. Essentially, he doesn’t care. He buys into the global warming hype, so who cares what it does to some industries that employ (directly or indirectly) tens of thousands of people.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama_north_dakota_flooding_is_because_of_global_warming/
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OMG really...Did Obama say that the flooding we're experiencing in my state is because of GLOBAL WARMING??? WTF! This is the coldest winter in SEVERAL years with more days with below zero highs than with above zero highs. We've had record snowfall! Record SNOWFALL is caused by global WARMING!? This is such bullshit! Half of the state just got ANOTHER FOOT of SNOW...TODAY!