George Ellis, mining clown, is the president of the Pennsylvania Coal Association. In this capacity, it is his charge to do whatever is necessary to make coal look good. Whatever is necessary includes clouding the water about global warming.
Out loud and in public, George exposed his brain for all to see, or rather, hear. This comment, "I don't think there is a scientific consensus on climate change" was if not the most, then certainly close to being, the most revealing he has made lately.
Whether he is able to think or not, there is indeed scientific consensus on climate change. Those who signed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) represent climate scientists from around the globe. They believe there is enough information available that the world should be told that there is in fact a problem. Those arrayed against this information, the non-climate scientist part of the population, think otherwise..
What George Ellis knows about coal is hard to say. Whether he knows that mercury and arsenic are part and parcel of the coal operation is hard to discern. Or, whether he knows that the algae that killed the organisms in Dunkard Creek were very likely caused by the chloride dumping from a Consol Energy plant, I can't tell. But, what he knows about climate change is obvious to all. Because he took the time to tell us.
It's the job of George Ellis, mining clown, to whine and complain about anything that would restrict in any way, longwall mining or mountain top destruction. But, with the nonsense that pours from his mouth, he certainly can't be trusted or taken seriously. Except in this regard. Whatever he says, you can bet that reality is just the opposite.
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