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Senator stands firm against claims about global warming.


"Trying to prove manmade global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution.  by comparing the well-known well-known
adj.
1. Widely known; familiar or famous: a well-known performer.

2. Fully known: well-known facts.
 fact that today's temperatures are warmer than during the Little Ice Age is akin to comparing summer to winter to show a catastrophic temperature trend."

As outgoing chairman of the Senate committee dealing with the environment, James Inhofe (R-Okla.) continues to resist alarmism a·larm·ist  
n.
A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others, as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending danger or catastrophe.
 about climate variances.
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Title Annotation:QuickQuotes
Author:McManus, John F.
Publication:The New American
Date:Dec 25, 2006
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