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Related: About this forumCruz Blares Full-On Denial Of Warming At Koch Brother's Soiree/Audition - He'll Never Walk This Back
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has stated that he doesnt believe in the science behind global warming. In a forum hosted by Freedom Partners on Sunday evening, a key cog in the political network of the Koch Brothers, the Texas senator stated that the data and facts dont support that global warming is occurring.
The moderator of the forum described Cruzs stance as full out denial. The Texas senator did not disagree with that characterisation. Cruz has previously compared those who believe in global warming to flat-Earthers.
Cruz also criticised the new regulations, set to be unveiled by the Obama administration on Monday, to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. To the Republican presidential candidate, these new rules were a sign that the Democratic party had abandoned union members for California environmentalist billionaires and their campaign donations, in a clear reference to hedge fund mogul and environmentalist Tom Steyer.
In denying global warming, which Cruz saw as a Trojan horse used by liberals to impose massive government control on the economy, the Texas Republican distinguishes himself from many others in the GOP field. Earlier, 2016 rival Marco Rubio also attacked the new regulations, although the Florida senator was loth to address the science behind global warming. In contrast, other Republicans, like former Florida governor Jeb Bush, have acknowledged that the planet is getting warmer.
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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/03/ted-cruz-expresses-full-out-denial-of-global-warming-during-forum
eppur_se_muova
(36,269 posts)... anyone who's not a supporter now, never will be. His career can only undergo a long, slow glide into obscurity from here.
Vogon_Glory
(9,118 posts)I suspect that a Dustbowl-type dust storm might tank Tedito's political career, at least if it occurs near a time when he's facing re-election.
Despite the ameliorative practices made by FDR and afterwards, the possibility of more Dustbowl-type dust storms hasn't gone away, and rising temperatures exacerbate droughts and their effects.
pscot
(21,024 posts)or Harvard Law for this fool's intellectual shortfall. Still, it makes you wonder.