Republican from Oklahoma
James Inhofe is a U.S. Senator representing Oklahoma. He was elected to the Senate in 1994. Prior to that, he was a Congressman from 1987 to 1994. He is the senior Republican member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Recent statements involving James Inhofe
The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked."
Energy nominee Steven Chu has called coal "his worst nightmare."
Recent stories featuring James Inhofe
Climate change e-mails and Copenhagen:
We review the controversy over hacked e-mails and check the facts of the climate change skeptics.
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