September 29, 2015

Why Republicans should stop disssin' climate change

Charlotte Observer - Republican voters might not like the term climate change, but they support clean energy policies, according to a poll released Monday by a Charlotte-based group.ClearPath, an advocacy group founded by Charlottean Jay Faison, commissioned the poll as part of an effort to show climate change is not just a Democratic issue...


Among the poll’s findings:

▪ Almost three out of four Republicans support the development and use of clean energy.

▪ The best way for GOP candidates to win support for clean energy policies is to talk about them in terms of reducing pollution, creating jobs and reducing American dependence on Middle East sources of energy.

▪ Carbon taxes for power plants and tax incentives for the development of alternative energy sources were each backed by 54 percent of Republicans but opposed by a majority of conservatives.

▪ Most voters as well as 56 percent of Republicans believe the climate is changing and humans play a role.

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