{"id":3164,"date":"2009-12-04T09:56:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T17:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2009\/12\/04\/sarah-palin-on-kyotohagen-konference\/"},"modified":"2009-12-04T11:14:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T19:14:50","slug":"sarah-palin-on-kyotohagen-konference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2009\/12\/04\/sarah-palin-on-kyotohagen-konference\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Palin on Kyotohagen Konference"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The president\u2019s decision to attend the international climate conference in Copenhagen needs to be reconsidered in light of the unfolding Climategate scandal. The leaked e-mails involved in Climategate expose the unscientific behavior of leading climate scientists who deliberately destroyed records to block information requests, manipulated data to \u201chide the decline\u201d in global temperatures, and conspired to silence the critics of man-made global warming. I support <strong>Senator James Inhofe<\/strong>\u2019s call for a <strong>full investigation<\/strong> into this scandal. Because it involves many of the same personalities and entities behind the Copenhagen conference, Climategate calls into question many of the proposals being pushed there, including anything that would lead to a cap and tax plan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/polarbearparty.gif\" alt=\"Bear Picnic\" class='right' width='200' \/><strong>Policy should be based on sound science, not snake oil<\/strong>. I took a stand against such snake oil science when I sued the federal government over its decision to list the polar bear as an endangered species despite the fact that the polar bear population has increased. I\u2019ve never denied the reality of climate change; in fact, I was the first governor to create a subcabinet position to deal specifically with the issue. I saw the impact of changing weather patterns firsthand while serving as governor of our only Arctic state. But while we recognize the effects of changing water levels, erosion patterns, and glacial ice melt, we cannot primarily blame man\u2019s activities for the earth\u2019s cyclical weather changes. <strong>The drastic economic measures being pushed by dogmatic environmentalists won\u2019t change the weather, but will dramatically change our economy for the worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Policy decisions require real science and real solutions, not junk science and doomsday scare tactics pushed by an environmental priesthood that capitalizes on the public\u2019s worry and makes them feel that owning an SUV is a \u201csin\u201d against the planet<\/strong>. In his inaugural address, President Obama declared his intention to \u201crestore science to its rightful place.\u201d Boycotting Copenhagen while this scandal is thoroughly investigated would send a strong message that the United States government will not be a party to fraudulent scientific practices. Saying no to Copenhagen and cap and tax are first steps in \u201crestoring science to its rightful place.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/note.php?note_id=188540473434\">Sarah Palin, December 4, 2009<\/a> [via <a href=\"http:\/\/planetgore.nationalreview.com\/post\/?q=ODlhZDZmZWIyMzI3NWM3ZmFiNGU3YzBkNTI5NjJlYmI=\">Planet Gore<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Emphasis added. Image &#8211; &#8216;endangered&#8217; polar bears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president\u2019s decision to attend the international climate conference in Copenhagen needs to be reconsidered in light of the unfolding Climategate scandal. 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