Rep. Poe Falsely Claimed EPA Economist Is "A 35-Year Veteran Scientist"

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Rep. Poe Falsely Claimed EPA Economist Is "A 35-Year Veteran Scientist"
July 09, 2009 11:07 am ET

In a floor speech on July 9, 2009, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) perpetuated the myth that the EPA suppressed a report produced by a "veteran scientist" named Alan Carlin. But in reality, Carlin is an economist with no expertise in climate science, and his "report" was rejected because it was full of previously discredited, unoriginal research.

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Alan Carlin "Is Not A Scientist"

Climate Science "Outside His Area Of Expertise And Training." According to Grist magazine, "An EPA economist wanted to give scientific opinion, which wasn't accepted-most likely because it's outside his area of expertise and training. The dissenter, Alan Carlin, works as a research analyst in Washington at the EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE), which conducts a variety of economic analysis, including cost-benefit studies, risk assessment, and economic impact modeling. In short, it does number crunching, not scientific research. Carlin's personal website, Carlin Economics, reports that he received a B.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in economics and joined the EPA in 1971. <...> If Carlin wanted to comment on the scientific causes of climate change, there's little in his work experience or education to suggest it's within his expertise." {Grist, 6/26/09; emphasis added}

Carlin Admitted That "It's Not Normal" For EPA Employees To Conduct Research On Subjects Outside Their Area Of Expertise. As reported by TPM Muckraker, "Asked whether it was common for EPA staffers to prepare reports on subjects outside the area for which they're officially responsible, Carlin allowed that 'it's not normal.'" {TPM Muckraker, 7/1/09}

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[PDittie]

1. Massive douchebag

One of our very own C-Streeters with designs on higher office.

[hobbit709]

2. Rep. Poe falsely claims he is a member of homo sapiens

In actuality he is a NONsapiens.