Rep. Ted Poe Falsely Claimed EPA Economist Alan Carlin Was A

[babylonsister]

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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."

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.'"

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[Birthmark]

1. Republicans are habitual liars.

They can't win on the facts, so they devolve to fantasy where they are great Nordic-type hammer-wielding heroes.

It's both funny and sad.

[ThirdWorldJohn]

2. And this hypocrite ends everyone of his speeches by lying this phrase -

"And that's just the way it is." IMHO this phrase causes him to lower himself to the category that Al Franken wrote about and Poe dishonors himself by causing himself to be justly categorized as a LYING LIAR.

[Turbineguy]

3. To someone like Poe

anybody with a high school diploma is a scientist.