See other Science/Tech Articles
Title: EXCLUSIVE: Cheney on Global Warming [Cheney sez it's here, so it's official now]
Source:
ABC News
URL Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2898539&page=1
Published: Feb 23, 2007
Author: ABC
Post Date: 2007-02-23 15:23:20 by a vast rightwing conspirator
Keywords: None
Views: 229
Comments: 17
Sydney, Australia, Feb. 23, 2007 — In an exclusive interview today, ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Vice President Dick Cheney about the topic of global warming, a subject Mr. Cheney has rarely addressed in the past. The vice president agreed that the earth is warming but, like President Bush, maintained there is debate over whether humans or natural cycles are the cause— a position that puts the administration at odds with the vast majority of climate scientists. Vice President Dick Cheney talked about global warming in an exclusive interview today with ABC's Jonathan Karl. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — made up of thousands of scientists from around the world — reported earlier this month they are more certain than ever that humans are heating earth's atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. In Australia, for example, the IPCC said that rising ocean temperatures brought on by global warming could make Australia's Great Barrier Reef "functionally extinct" by 2050. Here is a portion of the transcript from Jonathan Karl's conversation with Mr. Cheney: JONATHAN KARL: I want to ask you about another issue that's been a subject of controversy here in Australia, global warming. Did you get a chance to see Al Gore's movie? THE VICE PRESIDENT: I have not seen Al Gore's movie. JONATHAN KARL: Doesn't surprise me. THE VICE PRESIDENT: He didn't invite me to the showing. JONATHAN KARL: The premiere, huh? THE VICE PRESIDENT: Not that I had planned to go anyway. JONATHAN KARL: But what's your sense, where is the science on this? Is global warming a fact? And is it human activity that is causing global warming? THE VICE PRESIDENT: Those are the two key questions. I think there's an emerging consensus that we do have global warming. You can look at the data on that, and I think clearly we're in a period of warming. Where there does not appear to be a consensus, where it begins to break down, is the extent to which that's part of a normal cycle versus the extent to which it's caused by man, greenhouse gases, et cetera. But I think we're going to see a big debate on it going forward. But it's not enough just to sort of run out and try to slap together some policy that's going to "solve" the problem. Kyoto I think was not a good idea — 
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2.
#2. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#0)
By the way. Were you banned formally at El Pee or was it something less than that?
#3. To: bluedogtxn (#2)
I just noticed a few minutes ago that I got suspended. It was quite bizarre. Goldi first removed my (needed) editorial comment to the title - not that the blogs entry have titles per se. Then, I think she banned my account. Then, she re-instated my account but she deleted the article. Then, one day later, she got my account suspended. It's not that important even though I do respect Goldi's struggle to stay fair.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
Replies to Comment # 2.
End Trace Mode for Comment # 2.