[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Low Organ Drone]
\n[Single Kick \u2014 Slow Pulse]
\n[Muted Guitar Harmonics]<\/p>\n
[Clerk]
\nAll rise.<\/p>\n
[Judge]
\nBe seated.<\/p>\n
[Snare \u2014 Dry. Minimal.]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1 \u2014 Examination]<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nState your name.<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nClimate Working Group.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nAuthorized?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nAdvisory.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nUnder FACA?<\/p>\n
[Pause]<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nWe believed so.<\/p>\n
[Bass \u2014 One Note Repeats]<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nPublic notice?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nLimited.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nBalanced membership?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nSelected experts.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nSelected how?<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Refrain \u2014 Whispered]<\/p>\n
Department
\nof Energy
\n(D.O.E.)
\nGee.
\n(Really.)<\/p>\n
Could\u2019ve sworn
\nthis was policy.<\/p>\n
[Verse 2 \u2014 Tighter]<\/p>\n
[Percussion \u2014 Heartbeat Kick]<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDid you study feedback loops?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nWe reviewed uncertainties.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nTipping points?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nDebated.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nSea level rise?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nProjected.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nAccelerating?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nContested.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nBy whom?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nMembers present.<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2014 Rising Tension]<\/p>\n
[Organ Swell \u2014 Distorted]
\n[Snare March \u2014 Louder]<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nWere transcripts kept?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nNot formally.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nPublic access?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nUnavailable.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nTransparency?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nImplied.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nImplied.<\/p>\n
[Echo: Implied\u2026 implied\u2026]<\/p>\n
[Break \u2014 Guitar, Sharp Stabs]<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nWas the report cited?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nYes.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nIn reconsidering
\nthe Endangerment Finding?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nReferenced.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nTo weaken?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nTo reassess.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nReassess what?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nRisk.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nWhose?<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Refrain \u2014 Louder]<\/p>\n
Department
\nof Energy
\n(D.O.E.)
\nGee.
\n(Really.)<\/p>\n
Operating
\noff the record.<\/p>\n
[Verse 3 \u2014 Names Entered]<\/p>\n
[Low Piano Notes \u2014 Sparse]<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDr. Koonin \u2014
\nbook titled Unsettled?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nYes.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDr. Curry \u2014
\n\u201calarmism\u201d?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nHer term.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDr. Spencer \u2014
\nCO\u2082 Coalition?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nAffiliated.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDr. Christy?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nSatellite data.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDr. McKitrick?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nEconomics.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nCommon thread?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nSkepticism.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nOf models?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nYes.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nOf consensus?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nYes.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nOf urgency?<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Final Break \u2014 Everything Drops Out]<\/p>\n
[Counsel \u2014 Soft]
\nDid you consider harm?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nWe considered uncertainty.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nDid you consider delay?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nWe considered cost.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nOf action?<\/p>\n
[Witness]
\nYes.<\/p>\n
[Counsel]
\nOf inaction?<\/p>\n
[Long Silence]<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain \u2014 Whispered, Layered Voices]<\/p>\n
Department
\nof Energy
\n(D.O.E.)
\nGee.
\n(Really.)<\/p>\n
Court finds
\nnon-compliant.<\/p>\n
[Snare \u2014 Three Sharp Hits]<\/p>\n
[Judge]
\nStricken.<\/p>\n
[Organ Drone Fades]
\n[Single Bass Note]
\n[Silence]<\/p>\n