Jim Inhofe

In 2003, the Natural Resources Defense Council reported Inhofe had scored zero with the League of Conservation Voters since 1997 and “was the only senator to oppose Everglades restoration, and once compared the Environmental Protection Agency to the Gestapo.”8) “Top Dogs: James Inhofe ,” OneEarth , Spring 2003. Archived August 3, 2011. Archive.is URL: Inhofe made regular speeches rejecting mainstream climate science, and consistently voted in favor of big oil companies on oil-related bills .9) “Senator. James M Inhofe ,” OpenSecrets.org. Accessed September 22, 2016. “One of the smartest things the other side did is when they got rid of, they quit talking about, global warming and started talking about climate change. Don’t get caught in that trap. I’ve had to say this on the senate floor many times: That climate is changing. I mean, look at archaeologically, spiritually, scientifically. Climate always changes. Don’t put yourself in a category where they disqualify you for that reason.” “The debate on man-driven climate change is not over. Alarmists are distracting Americans from the pain the Obama administration’s regulations will inflict on our economy while failing to make a significant impact on climate change. “Let’s not forget the words of MIT atmospheric physicist Richard Lindzen , who said carbon regulation is a bureaucrat’s dream because ‘if you control carbon, you control life’,” Inhofe wrote at USA Today .11) Jim Inhofe. “The real climate embarrassment: Opposing view ,” USA Today , March 31, 2015. Archived September 22, 2016. Archive.is URL: “I have offered compelling evidence that catastrophic global warming is a hoax. That conclusion is supported by the painstaking work of the nation’s top climate scientists.”13) (Press Release). “Catastrophic global warming alarmism not based on objective science .” James M. Inhofe . July 28, 2003. Archived February 3, 2010. Archive.is URL: “I know the comments that were made after that meeting and I know who made them,” Inhofe said. “And there was, I have to say, a lot of wishful thinking in his comments.” “And when the president says, ‘Yes, everything’s on the table,’ and that would include an increase in the gas tax, he didn’t say it in those words, but everything is on the table,” Inhofe said. “And then the interpretation that this person had was ‘Ah, the president now wants to have a gas tax increase.’” “Richard Lindzen, who’s MIT, arguably the best authority in these circles, has said that all these things that they’re saying about the temperatures, these things, are not, are not accurate. The science is not real. And I think that the problem is that, you know, the scientists that are out there really concerned about doing the right thing are not being heard.” “I always use my favorite quote of Richard Lindzen, which is that ‘controlling carbon is a bureaucrat’s dream. If you control carbon, you control life.’ Control. That’s what they want.”17) “Part 2 – At the Crossroads III: Energy and Climate Policy Summit ,” YouTube video uploaded by user The Heritage Foundation, December 9, 2016. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog. “Keep in mind: the IPCC is the United Nations power plan. And it’s one that is – that’s where it all started. And It’s really important people understand that.“18) “Part 2 – At the Crossroads III: Energy and Climate Policy Summit ,” YouTube video uploaded by user The Heritage Foundation, December 9, 2016. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog. “Things came out like the 97% consensus, which is a joke and has been pretty much disproven.“19) “Part 2 – At the Crossroads III: Energy and Climate Policy Summit ,” YouTube video uploaded by user The Heritage Foundation, December 9, 2016. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog. “[The United Nations] have been behind the global warming movement since the 1970s. The 1970s. Stop and think about that.”20) “Part 2 – At the Crossroads III: Energy and Climate Policy Summit ,” YouTube video uploaded by user The Heritage Foundatio