On June 19th, the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change issued a report refuting the theory than man is causing global warming. It was signed by more than 31,478 American scientists and states that “there is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth’s atmosphere and disruption of the Earth’s climate.”
Now, two weeks later, Arizona may become the first state to ban legislation that would enact measures featuring climate change law. In short, there would be no more state laws seeking regulations designed to fix the possibly non-existent problem of man made global warming. The Bill passed the Arizona Senate Monday, and is soon expected to do the same in the State House Of Representatives.
What would it mean in the long run? Well, first up, it would undo a whole host of measures put in place by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, most notably regarding emission standards. It would also block state-based Cap & Trade laws, and would likely be used by the state to fight the federal Cap & Trade legislation currently headed for the US Senate.
Perhaps more importantly, it draws a very clear “states rights” line in the sand, setting the stage for yet another sovereignty battle between the states and the federal government.
Asserting state’s rights and flying in the face of the UN? Arizona may have just become my new favorite state!
-Robert Laurie
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Lets hear it for AZ…………..you go State lol
Hey there,
I have just discovered your website and applaud your efforts. This article, “Arizona May Ban Climate Change Legislation”, however seems a little incomplete perhaps one-sided as well as improbable. Focusing on one part of the article, You mentioned the ‘Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change’. That think-tank, ‘Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change,’ was created by Joseph L. Bast, C.E.O. Bast is not a Scientist which is potentially why he may have invited a few to join his think-tank. Bast majored in Economics. From an economic perspective, it is potentially unfathomably expensive to retool local/state/national government to set forth legislation which could help counter human pollution in an effort to save this once thriving living planet through enforcement of Climate protection. ExxonSecrets.org among other sources suggests “He [Bast] is a prolific writer on a range of subjects, including the environment and global warming. He is a co-author of “Eco-Sanity–A Common Sense Guide to Environmentalism” which argues, among other things, that global warming is not a problem.” No wonder then is it that Bast’s thinktank, mentioned in your blog, is seemingly creating potential propaganda material maintaining Bast’s platform. Maybe his book will hit the NYT best seller list now.
True, Bast is not a scientist. I guess that’s why it was so important for him to have over 31,000 scientists endorse his report.
But did all those scientists really endorse his report? The answer is NO and many asked to have their names removed from the report. The request fell on the deaf ears of Heartland Institute who DENIED the scientists request. For more complete info read the Global warming section at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heartland_Institute
According to your link, dozens asked to have their names removed. The site specifically mentions 45.
So, out of almost 31,478 signatures, 45 had a problem? Wow. I’m so impressed.
If you consider that significant, while ignoring over 31,000 scientists who did not refute the report, it’s obvious you’re swimming in the deep end of the Kool-aid pool that is the global warming myth.