Green Options » john boehner

Colbert Report Green: Colbert Rips Boehner, Republicans on Climate

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:45 +0000

Stephen Colbert delves into the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, including the choice words House Minority Leader John Boehner had for it and the “exorbitant” $175 annual pricetag.

“I believe in climate change for a very important reason,” said Colbert during his show last night, “so I can market the new Colbert Report Green. It’s just like the regular Colbert Report except we reduce emissions by jumping on the bandwagon.” Watch it:

GOP’s Boehner Calls Climate Bill ‘Ridiculous’, ‘Pile of sh*t’

Timothy B. Hurst — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:18:20 +0000

Minority Leader holds up vote on key climate legislation

Invoking a custom of the House which allows party leaders as much time as they should need to discuss a bill or amendment, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) wrapped-up the Republican Party’s case in opposition to the Waxman-Markey climate bill by busting-out a filibuster, of sorts; poring through an amendment to the bill that was delivered late the night before.

Repeatedly highlighting the fact that it was submitted at 3:09 A.M., Boehner read aloud portions of what he called, “Speaker Pelosi’s National Energy Tax”, often pulling bits and pieces completely out of context to launch into the Republican talking points about how the bill will kill the American economy.

When asked why he read portions of the cap-and-trade bill on the floor Friday night, Boehner told The Hill, “Hey, people deserve to know what’s in this pile of sh*t.”

Global Warming is Natural…Yeah, Yeah, We’ve Heard it Before

Amanda Peterka — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:33:11 +0000

The other week I posted a video of House Minority Leader John Boehner claiming that carbon dioxide is no big deal. The statement was in response to a question from George Stephanopoulos about the Republican solution to global warming.

His answer, word-for-word, follows:

“The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen, that it’s harmful to our environment, is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you’ve got more carbon dioxide.”

GOP Leader: Carbon Emissions? What Carbon Emissions?

Amanda Peterka — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:19:21 +0000

After much wind from the GOP leader, George Stephanopoulos asks House Minority Leader John Boehner what the Republican plan is to deal with carbon emissions. Boehner responds that all the fuss over carbon dioxide is “almost comical” and turns to cows to avoid coming up with a solid answer.

This interview was conducted on April 19 on “This Week.”

This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post.