Barbara Boxer: “We just heard 45 minutes from my friend Jim Inhofe, whom I have a very friendly relationship with but who I think is a…”

“We just heard 45 minutes from my friend Jim Inhofe, whom I have a very friendly relationship with but who I think is a dangerous denier, a dangerous denier in the face of 97 percent agreement among scientists. He talks about international groups. I wish to talk about the National Academy of Sciences. Here is what they said: ``Levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses in earth's atmosphere are exceeding levels recorded in the past millions of years.'' That is our own National Academy of Sciences. I guess if we went out and asked the public do they support the National Academy of Sciences, I think it would come in at 90 percent, and the other 10 percent would say, I will get back to you. Then we have more from the National Academy: Climate change is occurring. It is very likely caused primarily by the emission of greenhouse gasses from human activity. They go on: Human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, is emitted by human activities and it has risen almost 40 percent over the past 150 years. So when you hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle stand and deny this, how about the U.S. National Climate Assessment? This is the United States of America, our experts: Global sea level has risen by about 8 inches since reliable recordkeeping began. It is projected to rise another 1 to 4 feet by 2100. That is dangerous. We have already seen it happening.…”