Saturday, January 10, 2015

No Friend to the Environment: Republican Representative Ed Whitfield, Kentucky's 1st Congressional District


On the front lines defending Kentucky against the so-called War on Coal

  Photo sourceU.S. Congress
Text sourceCongressman Ed Whitfield

Whitfield was re-elected to a 11th term with 73% of the vote.  He serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and chairs the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Recommended reading for Rep. Whitfield and the constituents in his southwest Kentucky district.

Climate change:  A brief summary for Kentucky Extension agents.  (Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.
In conclusion, keep in mind that nearly all climate science experts agree that global warming is occurring and that it is caused primarily by human ac - tivity. Regardless of what you may read on blogs or in the media, there is almost no meaningful scientific controversy on these points. The future impacts of global warming are difficult to predict, but the changes caused by greenhouse gases are expected to increasingly affect Kentucky agriculture.

No Friend to the Environment dishonor roll.

Alabama Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives.   (Their anti-environmentalism can be summed up in one word:  coal.  Which is odd, since Alabama contributes a mere 1.9% of U.S. production, good enough for an overall ranking of 13.  The state's peak year of production:  1990)  
Alaska Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
  • At-large District.  Don Young (R).   Ridiculed environmentalists as a “self-centered bunch of waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiots.....not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.” 
 Arizona Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
Arkansas Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
California Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
Colorado Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
No House Republicans hail from Connecticut and Delaware. 
Florida Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
Georgia Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
 Idaho Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
 Illinois Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
 Indiana Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
 Iowa Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
Kansas Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives
Kentucky Congressional delegation:  U.S. House of Representatives

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