Posted by
Ron Devito on Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:40:22 PM
by Kristina Lazzaro
Inspiration Sarah -- http://inspirationsarah.blogspot.com
Following is the complete transcript of Governor Palin's Facebook note on Climategate:
The president’s 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 “hide the decline” in global
temperatures, and conspired to silence the critics of man-made global
warming. I support Senator James Inhofe’s call for a full investigation
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.
Policy should
be based on sound science, not snake oil. 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’ve 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’s activities for the earth’s cyclical
weather changes. The drastic economic measures being pushed by dogmatic
environmentalists won’t change the weather, but will dramatically
change our economy for the worse.
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’s worry and makes them feel that owning an SUV is a “sin”
against the planet. In his inaugural address, President Obama declared
his intention to “restore science to its rightful place.” 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 “restoring science to its rightful place.”
- Sarah Palin