Eco-Weenie Alert: Jude Wanniski suggests that "The Sneaky Greenies (are) at it Again" in the case of the official U.S. report sent to the United Nations claiming mankind (particularly the American variety) is responsible for "Global Warming". That was also my reaction when I saw the Drudge screamer - some housecleaning was clearly needed at the EPA. Jude suggests firing Christie Whitman. I suggest having her fire the policy wonks that came up with this bilge.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute adds more fuel to the fire with a press release observing:

The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest report on global warming to the United Nations, Climate Action Report 2002, violates an agreement between the White House and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, three members of Congress, and other non-profit advocacy groups, struck in settlement of a lawsuit. The report relies in part on the discredited National Assessment on Climate Change.

As a result of the lawsuit filed in October 2000, the Bush Administration ultimately agreed in September 2001 to withdraw the National Assessment and stated that its unlawfully produced conclusions are “not policy positions or official statements of the U.S. government.” EPA has ignored this agreement in issuing its report to the United Nations.

Andrew Sullivan has another take on this report and also finds the heavy hand of Howelll Raines, the tiresome editor of the New York Times, with Drudge and Rush Limbaugh as his dupes.