James Balog Quotes

Global warming is a political issue. It is as much a political issue to the left as abortion is. It's as big a political issue as health care is.

The dirty secret is that climate change is not really a partisan issue in Congress.

George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman.

The evidence for human-made climate change is overwhelming.

Most reputable scientists agree that climate change is real and that the effects are likely to be bad. But nobody can say for sure exactly what 'bad' means. The safest and most equitable way out of this horrific mess is simple: cut fossil-fuel emissions.

The U.S. news media have a critical role to play in educating the public about climate change.

The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned.

In my personal belief, the big problem with climate change is getting people to understand the magnitude and scale that we're dealing with. If you buy a vehicle that gets 35 miles to the gallon, that means nothing; it's not enough. We need to make changes across society and in every piece of the energy pie.

There's some politicians who still seriously believe that we haven't got global warming.

Railing at scientists for massaging tree-ring statistics won't stop the globe from warming if the globe is actually, you know, warming.

The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

The best way to tell people about climate change is through non-fiction. There's a vast literature of outstanding writing on the subject.

Climate change is very real.

Al Gore is not just whistling in the wind. Global warming is for real. Every scientist knows that now, and we are on our way to the destruction of every species on earth, if we don't pay attention and reverse our course.

Global warming has become a new religion. We frequently hear about the number of scientists who support it. But the number is not important: only whether they are correct is important. We don't really know what the actual effect on the global temperature is. There are better ways to spend the money.

As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case.

Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic.

I don't believe that the science is settled on man-made climate change. And so - while I live in Colorado - you see where I live. I love the environment. And - and I want to make sure we do everything we can to protect the environment. I don't want government to put artificial standards on us.

Global Warming: It is a hoax. It is bad science. It is high-jacking public policy. It is the greatest scam in history.

The trouble with climate change is it's an extraordinarily diverse and complex issue, but for example if the BBC would let me make some of the programmes I'd like to make on climate change, I bet you there would be a change of emphasis.

I don't believe that there is anybody who denies climate change in the Democratic caucus. Everybody accepts that it is a real problem.

The main message we want to get out there is that climate change is caused by the rotten economic system.

When you make $78 billion a year, as the three large oil companies are doing, you have no interest in changing the status quo…. Oil companies are not interested innovation.

I believe the science we have seen does not support the need to engage in questionable policies to control so-called 'global warming.’