Mitt Romney’s Second Big Gaffe: Endorsing Man-Made Global Warming

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney made news this week by telling a crowd in New Hampshire:

“I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that … It’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors.”

Scientists like myself believe that is hogwash. I was moved to send this letter to Atlanta attorney Eric Tanenblatt — the leader of Mitt Romney’s campaign in Georgia — to explain why Romney is wrong-headed on this subject.

Dear Mr. Tanenblatt:

There are thousands of scientists like myself who have carefully studied climate science and strongly believe carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels has a negligible effect on global warming or any other climate event. Reducing use of our abundant fossil fuels — when the alternatives at this time are not practical — will seriously damage the economic welfare of the United States.

If these remarks attributed to Gov. Romney are true, he will lose possible support from many in the scientific community.  Many believe it is better to have Barack Obama as president, who embraces false premises, than a Republican with the same beliefs.  It is hard for scientific knowledgeable Republican congressmen to fight bad polices when their Republican president opposes their views.

The uncertainty of a practical energy policy in the United States is one of the reasons for the economic stagnation taking place in the United States today.  President Obama is responsible for this situation by his attempts to curtail use of fossil fuels and replace them with uneconomical, unreliable, impractical renewable energy resources — solar, wind, biomass, and biofuels.  He has not succeeded with Congress, so he is trying to do this by regulations from various government organizations like the EPA.

He it hard to see how Gov. Romney can debate President Obama on this issue when he supports it.

Best regards,

James H. Rust

Professor of Nuclear Engineering (ret.)

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Tagged as: climate change, global warming, Mitt Romney

by James H. Rust

James H. Rust is a policy advisor for The Heartland Institute, a retired professor of nuclear engineering, and an outspoken critic of unnecessary alarmism over man-made global warming. He currently is delivering a talk titled “America's Failed Energy Policies and The Reason Why.”

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  • Brian G Valentine

    To tell you the truth, Jim, I don’t know how someone could call themselves a “scientist” and find any credibility to the “man-made global warming” idea because it is impossible within the laws of physics to defend it. 

    I first heard about the idea from a physical chemist 45 years ago, who termed it a “lesser-known absurdity from Joseph Fourier and Arrhenius, who lived otherwise useful lives.” 

    I never imagined that I would hear of the idea again in my life! 

  • Newanarchy

    You sir are nothing but a right wing mouth piece, to call your self a scientist, laughable…

    • Brian G Valentine

      Another anonymous blogger, mouthin’ off.  Think you’ve got anything to say, anonymous blogging mouthing blogger, that anybody would pay the slightest bit of attention to? 

  • Doctorroygbasch

    You might be a scientist, but you aren’t a CLIMATE scientist.

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