Thursday, June 30, 2011

A true denier: Warmist former Rep.Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) "refused the suggestion that the GOP is swinging back toward climate change skepticism"

With Climate Change Denial In Ascendancy, Skeptics Gather In Washington | TPMDC
This is a good time to be a Republican climate change skeptic -- at least one who doesn't live below sea level, in a flood plain or in the path of a deadly heatwave, tornado or hurricane.

It's strange, experts say, because more and more members of the party believe climate change is a real thing.
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"I think it's almost entirely because of the rise of the tea party," the Sierra Club's John Coequyt told TPM. He said the change is "not reflective of any major change in the Republican party itself."

Former Rep.Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), a former chair of the House energy committee and an ardent supporter of climate change science, agreed. On a conference call with reporters Wednesday, he refused the suggestion that the GOP is swinging back toward climate change skepticism, blaming the shifting rhetoric from his party's top leadership on the economy.

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