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Climate Change Acknowledged by Increasing Number of Republicans, New Poll Finds

Climate Change Acknowledged by Increasing Number of Republicans, New Poll Finds

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans acknowledge climate change is occurring, and an increasing number of Republicans are also getting on board, new polling shows. A poll released Thursday from Monmouth University shows that 64 percent of Republicans think climate change is happening, up from 49 percent three years ago—trends that align with poll results released […]

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    Climate Change Acknowledged by Increasing Number of Republicans, New Poll Finds

    Climate Change Acknowledged by Increasing Number of Republicans, New Poll Finds

    Nearly 8 in 10 Americans acknowledge climate change is occurring, and an increasing number of Republicans are also getting on board, new polling shows. A poll released Thursday from Monmouth University shows that 64 percent of Republicans think climate change is happening, up from 49 percent three years ago—trends that align with poll results released […]

    New Carbon Tax Bill Suggests a Future Republican Shift on Climate Change

    New Carbon Tax Bill Suggests a Future Republican Shift on Climate Change

    On Thursday, July 19 The Hill reported that the Republican controlled Congress passed a non-binding resolution saying a tax on carbon-dioxide emissions “would be detrimental to American families and businesses, and is not in the best interest of the United States.” But the next Monday, a Republican duo introduced and co-sponsored the MARKET CHOICE Act […]

    House Republicans Launch Extinction Bills to Cripple Endangered Species Act

    House Republicans Launch Extinction Bills to Cripple Endangered Species Act

    Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Thursday a series of bills aimed at profoundly gutting the Endangered Species Act, including provisions making it almost impossible for imperiled species to gain protection and giving states that often oppose endangered species protection veto power over those decisions. In addition, the bills would turn over […]

    Senate Tax Bill Could Be ‘Devastating’ to Wind and Solar Power

    Senate Tax Bill Could Be ‘Devastating’ to Wind and Solar Power

    The tax bill barreling towards a vote in the Senate already includes a worrisome rider that would open up the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas drilling. Now, renewable energy trade associations are raising the alarm about an eleventh-hour provision called the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) program that “would have […]

    Educated Republicans Are Less Likely to Believe in Climate Change

    Educated Republicans Are Less Likely to Believe in Climate Change

    Just this week, more than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries signed a paper issuing a urgent plea to global leaders about the “current trajectory of potentially catastrophic climate change.” The article, titled World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice, is a wakeup call to anyone concerned about rapidly rising temperatures and stronger and more […]