Rep. Barton: Climate change is ‘natural,’ humans should just ‘get shade.’

[Are_grits_groceries]

In a hearing today on adapting to climate change, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) denied the consensus on man-made climate change, saying it is “natural.” His solution to the warming planet? Just get some “shade”:

BARTON: I believe that Earth’s climate is changing, but I think it’s changing for natural variation reasons. And I think man-kind has been adopting, or adapting, to climate as long as man has walked the Earth. When it rains we find shelter. When it’s hot, we get shade. When it’s cold, we find a warm place to stay. Adaptation is the practical, affordable, utterly natural reflex response to nature when the planet is heating or cooling, as it always is.

“Nature doesn’t seem to adjust to people as much as people adjust to nature,” he added. “Adaptation to shifts in temperature is not that difficult.”

http://thinkprogress.org/

Won't take much shade to cover his tiny brain...
It's not the news anymore. It's a comedy routine.

[hobbit709]

1. Obviously Barton's been out in the sun too long

He's suffering from heat induced hallucinations.

[ixion]

2. adopting, or adapting, or -- say it with me, Joe -- EVOLVING

Now, I don't know for sure, but I'm just willing to wager that Joe here is a Xian guy who believes in "Intelligent Design"

Sure enough, a simple poke at "the google" confirms:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Joe+Barton%2C+intelligent+design

The hypocrisy of the GOP knows no bounds.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. And when the coastlines are underwater from rising ocean levels,

will people "adapt" by growing gills?

[SoCalDem]

4. He must own stock

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