To me, climate change is the hardest issue for our country to decide what to do.
At the same time, I believe there is reprehensible failure of helpful political discourse by candidates and politicians, who exploit the hardest issue of climate change to keep their bases riled against each other, in order to help their candidates maintain or obtain the power of elective office.
With the failure of the candidates and politicians to have helpful political discourse, it is up to others to try to force helpful political discourse.
Currently, Rep. Mo Brooks and 1st Congressional district candidate Kiani Gardner (a scientist) can be focused on.
On September 19, Rep. Brooks had the following tweet interchange:
In any event, Jean, I am happy to say current scientific data suggests the Earth is in a warming period. Now, will you concur science also says Earth’s 4+ billion year history is FULL of both warming & cooling periods that humanity did not in any way, shape or form cause? Mo— Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) September 19, 2019
Kiani Gardner tweeted the following video:
In AL-01 our environment is our economy & we need a representative who work to protect both. If the only way that we are going to see decisive action against climate change & for environmental protections is to elect more scientists, then let’s get started. #alpolitics #GulfCoast pic.twitter.com/TgKSHMcKMX— Kiani Gardner (@KianiGardner) September 20, 2019
Reporter Brian Lyman of the Montgomery Advertiser has several articles about the impact of climate change on Alabama. See the below article and articles linked at the end of the below article:
I think Rep. Mo Brooks and Kiani Gardner should go face to face on Capitol Journal for a one hour debate, with a goal of helping Alabamians understand better the climate change issue.
Update 9/29/19
Email sent to Dr. John Christy
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: christy <christy@nsstc.uah.edu>
Cc: DDailey <DDailey@aptv.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2019 6:29 pm
Subject: Importuning by non-scientist interloper re climate change
Dr. John Christy
Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
Dear Dr. Christy,
I am an Alabamian who is endeavoring to get the Alabama Public Television political news show Capitol Journal to have a TV debate about climate change, such debate to be between Rep. Mo Brooks (who represents the Congressional district in which UAH is located), and Kiani Gardner, who is a scientist running for Congress in the Alabama 1st Congressional district (Mobile area).
I initiated this effort with the following blog entry of mine https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2019/09/climate-change.html.
Capitol Journal and Kiani Gardner have expressed interest in such a TV debate. I don't know about the willingness of Rep. Brooks.
I am contacting you because one Mike Oakley urged that you would be a good person to be involved in the debate.
In addition to the tweets of Rep. Brooks that are embedded in my above blog entry, Rep. Brooks has tweeted as appended below.
I think, if the requested debate takes place, the points of debate should be refined, and that you might be help for that.
Don Dailey, who is copied on this email, is the host of Capitol Journal.
I don't have email addresses for Rep. Brooks or Kiani Gardner for copying this email to them, but I will notify them of this email by using online email contact forms.
Also, after I send this email, I will copy and paste the email into the above blog entry, where it will be publicly visible. If you wish your email address not to appear, please let me know by reply email, and I will delete your email address from my blog entry.
I hope sending you this email will move forward the object of getting a TV debate about climate change on Capitol Journal and that you may be of help.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Birmingham
A further Mo Brooks thread re climate change
ADDENDUM 1/25/2020
Below is from Mobile Real-Time News
5 Takeaways from Alabama Congressional District 1 forum
Posted Jan 24, 2020, by John Sharp
Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
Dear Dr. Christy,
I am an Alabamian who is endeavoring to get the Alabama Public Television political news show Capitol Journal to have a TV debate about climate change, such debate to be between Rep. Mo Brooks (who represents the Congressional district in which UAH is located), and Kiani Gardner, who is a scientist running for Congress in the Alabama 1st Congressional district (Mobile area).
I initiated this effort with the following blog entry of mine https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2019/09/climate-change.html.
Capitol Journal and Kiani Gardner have expressed interest in such a TV debate. I don't know about the willingness of Rep. Brooks.
I am contacting you because one Mike Oakley urged that you would be a good person to be involved in the debate.
In addition to the tweets of Rep. Brooks that are embedded in my above blog entry, Rep. Brooks has tweeted as appended below.
I think, if the requested debate takes place, the points of debate should be refined, and that you might be help for that.
Don Dailey, who is copied on this email, is the host of Capitol Journal.
I don't have email addresses for Rep. Brooks or Kiani Gardner for copying this email to them, but I will notify them of this email by using online email contact forms.
Also, after I send this email, I will copy and paste the email into the above blog entry, where it will be publicly visible. If you wish your email address not to appear, please let me know by reply email, and I will delete your email address from my blog entry.
I hope sending you this email will move forward the object of getting a TV debate about climate change on Capitol Journal and that you may be of help.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Birmingham
A further Mo Brooks thread re climate change
#ClimateChange— Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) September 24, 2019
#1 HOT OFF PRESS: 9/23/2019 letter to U.N. Re climate change. From self-described “500 knowledgeable and experienced scientists and professionals in climate and related fields”. Their main statement: “There is no climate emergency.” More follows. Mo pic.twitter.com/95dvPAT6mR
ADDENDUM 1/25/2020
Below is from Mobile Real-Time News
5 Takeaways from Alabama Congressional District 1 forum
Posted Jan 24, 2020, by John Sharp
Varying views on climate change
The Republicans and Democratic challengers in the congressional race have starkly different views about climate change.
Republicans, during recent forums, have suggested that much of the issue is a “hoax.” Hightower said there needs to be a better understanding of the sciences behind global warming from all sides of the issue.
“I have a professor friend and he dared said, ‘we need to cool it about this global climate change,’” said Hightower. "He was tarred and feathered and almost tossed out of the university. We have to have free speech. We have to be able to dissent and talk about these issues and sit down and reach and understanding because they affect us broadly.
Gardner is advocating for America to be “100% renewable energy" within the next 15 years.
“We need to protect what we have,” she said. “So much of our properties and businesses are subject to climate change.”
8/2/22 Are we screwed on the climate?
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>To: algop@algop.org <algop@algop.org>
Cc: comments@abc3340.com, programming@abc3340.com, Susana.Schuler@hearst.com, blong@hearst.com, wcromwell@cbs42.com, rmartin@cbs42.com, collin.gaston@wbrc.com, jama.killingsworth@waff.com, julie@waff.com, paul.caron@whnt.com, mwright@waaytv.com, sgallien@waaytv.com, eric.duncan@fox10tv.com, Randy.Merrow@fox10tv.com, news@mynbc15.com, dsingleton@mynbc15.com, PAlbrecht@wkrg.com, clombard@wkrg.com, robby.thomas@wtvy.com, stephen.crews@wtvy.com, TCole@wdhn.com, RWare@wdhn.com, mbunting@wsfa.com, sduff@wsfa.com, ghalbrooks@alabamanews.net, jrainey@alabamanews.net, sdiorio@wvua23.com, knorred@wvua23.com, dsutter@troy.edu, christy@nsstc.uah.edu
Sent: Tue, Aug 2, 2022 9:16 am
Subject: For Gov. Kristi Noem & Mr. Herschel Walker: Are we screwed on the climate?
Dear Gov. Noem and Mr. Walker (c/o ALGOP),
At the ALGOP Summer Dinner on August 12th at which you are speakers, please address this question:
Sent: Tue, Aug 2, 2022 9:16 am
Subject: For Gov. Kristi Noem & Mr. Herschel Walker: Are we screwed on the climate?
Dear Gov. Noem and Mr. Walker (c/o ALGOP),
At the ALGOP Summer Dinner on August 12th at which you are speakers, please address this question:
Are we screwed on the climate?
I hope Alabama TV stations will editorialize about the foregoing very important question and report to their viewers whatever you might say about the same.
I have copied Professor Daniel Sutter of Troy University on this email due to the publication yesterday of his opinion piece In Defense of Fossil Fuels.
I have copied UAH Professor John Christy on this email because of his standing as a climate scientist (and with whom I have previously communicated). Prof.Christy and Danish economist Bjorn Lomborg have argued against climate alarmism (see https://cei.org/blog/bjorn-lomborg-and-john-christy-shred-climate-alarmism/). Recently Bjorn Lomborg had the following appearance on the Wall Street Journal Editorial Report: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6309914996112?playlist_id=930909810001#sp=show-clips.
Thank you very much.
[To be filed in https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2019/09/climate-change.html; https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/07/local-tv-failure-calling-on-other.html and https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/08/to-gov-kristi-noem-mr-herschel-walker.html]
I have copied Professor Daniel Sutter of Troy University on this email due to the publication yesterday of his opinion piece In Defense of Fossil Fuels.
I have copied UAH Professor John Christy on this email because of his standing as a climate scientist (and with whom I have previously communicated). Prof.Christy and Danish economist Bjorn Lomborg have argued against climate alarmism (see https://cei.org/blog/bjorn-lomborg-and-john-christy-shred-climate-alarmism/). Recently Bjorn Lomborg had the following appearance on the Wall Street Journal Editorial Report: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6309914996112?playlist_id=930909810001#sp=show-clips.
Thank you very much.
[To be filed in https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2019/09/climate-change.html; https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/07/local-tv-failure-calling-on-other.html and https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/08/to-gov-kristi-noem-mr-herschel-walker.html]
Besides your working on the federal, state & local level to get get resources to those affected by Thursday's tornadoes, please reflect on below study.https://t.co/stj1TW0b3r#alpolitics
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 14, 2023
"Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s "https://t.co/8H1oo4MRcG
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