Forsee's Anti-Energy Bill Letter Distributed To Media By Luetkemeyer's Office

Jason Rosenbaum has a very interesting nugget in the Columbia Business Times blog today about UM System president Gary Forsee's decision to oppose federal climate legislation:

University of Missouri system president Gary Forsee’s letter opposing federal legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is still attracting attention several weeks after it was released to the media.

Paul Sloca, the spokesman for U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, circulated Forsee’s letter to media outlets earlier this month. The letter came out against “Cap and Trade” legislation, which in a nutshell would cap the amount of carbon emissions an entity could produce. If that company or service wants to go over that amount, they would have to buy credits from entities that produce less pollution.

Why was a letter from the President of the University system distributed by the spokesman for a Congressman who is unashamedly anti-science?  Sloca is a former Communications Director for the Missouri Republican State Committee and spokesman for Lt. Governor Peter Kinder. He's obviously excited by the letter, but why did the world learn about Forsee's flip-flop from him? 

There are no news releases about Forsee's position on federal climate or energy legislation on the official UM System website.

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