As unusual as it has been for global warming alarmists to debate skeptics,
I have found it even more rare to find a mainstream news outlet —
anywhere — to cover the issue surrounding states’ global warming
commissions (especially North Carolina’s) and the Center for Climate Strategies. Well, after traveling all the way to Anchorage a few weeks ago, I finally found a local TV station who was interested in hearing about it: ABC’s affiliate, which broadcasts throughout Alaska.

It turned out that I was there (when the station did a report about my concerns) on the day before the Alaska Climate Change Sub-Cabinet, as it’s called up there, was to meet. So after hearing what I had to say, reporter Bob Mallory checked out the meeting to see what CCS and panel members had to say. From his report, where he said a carbon tax was under consideration:

Mallory: As far as scientific debate as to
whether global warming is occurring, that’s something that won’t be
happening in these meetings.

CCS facilitator Gloria Flora:
I think when you look at Gov. Palin’s executive order, and (Alaska
Dept. of Environmental Conservation) Commissioner (Larry) Hartig has
made it very clear, that we’re not here to debate who did what when,
where are these emissions coming from…we know that there is far more
carbon and CO2 in the atmosphere.

In a further on-air discussion with anchor Ty Hardt, Mallory
explains how the state’s contract with CCS (as is the case in every
state) forbids any discussion or debate about the science of global
warming. And in the written version of the report for the station’s Web site, Flora makes this amazing statement:

ABC Alaska News asked Flora, what if the science
behind climate change is wrong? Her response: “So what? We’ve saved
money. We’ve saved resources. We’ve improved our health. We’ve improved
the environment. So, if we’re wrong, hallelujah! You know, we just did
a lot of really good things.”

To give you a flavor of the Grape Nuts that CCS is hiring to run their state climate commission meetings, YouTube has a short clip of Flora in full-alarmism:

 

Cross-posted at Cooler Heads.