June 2005 Archives
In the Senate today, James Inhofe, in his usual speech about the "hoax" that is global warming, mentioned a petition circulated since by the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (OISM) to ratify a paper by a man named Arthur Robinson. The paper claimed the increase of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere is good for the planet. OISM claims, as Inhofe mentioned, to have secured 17,000 signatures from scientists. (Acutally, the OISM has claimed upwards of 20,000 signatures.)
Too bad no one in the Senate had an opportunity to note that those "scientists" included fictitious names and fake celebrity signatures, as well as the wacko pesticide PR man, Al Caruba. In fact, Caruba, who doesn't claim to be a scientist (although he is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists), most likely inspired Inhofe to use the word hoax. And Robinson, a biochemist who had a famous fight with Linus Pauling, is the author of a home-schooling CD pack that teaches creationism. Among other things.
As of this hour, it looks like the vote of the McCain-Lieberman amendment to the energy bill will happen sometime tomorrow morning.
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The Kercrest and Los Angeles Audubon Chapters of the Audubon Society have done as they warned they would: Filed suit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over the Pine Tree Wind Project. Here's an excerpt from their press release:
Birdwatchers have seen up to 6,000 birds in one dawn in a small area near the wind farm site. Yet the LADWP did no avian studies looking for migratory songbirds during the spring, especially the peak migration period of April 15 to May 30 for the biological assessment in their EIR. The document contained one visit by the LADWP biologist on April 28, and that visit was in the afternoon. In our opinion, this kind of study is not sufficient to conclude that that the project ‘would have no substantial impact on avian wildlife.’”
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