Global Warming Denial-a-Palooza 2008

I received my Center for American Progress Action Fund email today with the news about the global warming deniers conference. "Today marks the second day of the "International Conference on Climate Change," a "skeptics" conference hosted by the right-wing Heartland Institute. Using the slogan "Global warming is not a crisis!," Heartland -- which is heavily funded by ExxonMobil -- has gathered some of the most notorious climate change deniers who all share similar perspectives -- "from those who see a human influence but think it is not dangerous, to others who say global warming is a hoax, the sun's fault or beneficial." Discussing the conference on Fox and Friends yesterday, Fox News's Steve Doocy insisted that, with what he called "the worst winter" for some parts of America, "we should be worried now about global cooling." In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December was the 13th warmest on record since 1880, and U.S. temperatures in January were "near average." The National Wildlife Foundation is live blogging the Heartland conference, as is DeSmogBlog and ExxonSecrets. While you're at it, please don't ever buy Exxon or Mobil gas. They are easily the worst corporation on the planet Earth. Their good buddy, Chief Justice Roberts' verdict means they got away with the Exxon Valdez disaster and don't have to compensate Alaskans.