Bob McCarty Writes

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) made an appearance on the Fox Business Network yesterday to discuss what he described as an apparent “crisis of confidence” in the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

“There is a crisis of confidence in the IPCC, and the Obama Administration is turning a blind eye by creating a new global warming bureaucracy,” said Senator Inhofe, one day after President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new climate agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

“At this pivotal time, as the Obama EPA is preparing to enact policies potentially costing trillions of dollars and thousands of jobs, the IPCC’s errors make plain that we need openness, transparency, and accountability in the scientific research financed by U.S. taxpayers,” Inhofe said, adding that he agrees with Robert Watson, former chairman of the IPCC, that someone at the IPCC must take responsibility for these serious errors.

“I think that applies to this Administration as well,” he added.  “In order to bring accountability to this Administration and the IPCC, I plan to address these issues in this year’s budget process.”

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