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hatrack

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Thu Feb 16, 2017, 09:02 AM Feb 2017

Pure Comedy Gold - 7 In 10 Trump Voters Support Clean Energy, Like EV And Solar Panel Rebates

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According to a new report from Yale and George Mason universities, seven in 10 Trump voters support government research into clean energy and support tax rebates for consumers who buy solar panels and fuel-efficient cars. Slightly more than half of Trump voters want to end subsidies for fossil fuels.

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While Trump proposed policies that would stifle clean energy, Garcia thinks the president will come around, persuaded by the myriad benefits of wind turbines, solar panels, and electric cars. “The advantage with Trump is he’s not a politician,” Garcia said. “He does not have an agenda written in stone. With strong arguments, his mind can be changed.”

Garcia is not troubled by Trump’s tweets calling climate change a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese, his hollow promises to revive the flailing coal industry, his support for the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, his complaints about wind turbines near his Scottish golf course, or his pledges to roll back policies that have spurred the growth of clean energy.

“I think the wait-and-see attitude is best,” Garcia said. “The people he put in are people who will shake things up in Washington.”

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-voters-expect-the-president-to-lead-on-clean-energy-56e6d1a7e025#.us5o2qmqj

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Pure Comedy Gold - 7 In 10 Trump Voters Support Clean Energy, Like EV And Solar Panel Rebates (Original Post) hatrack Feb 2017 OP
Idiot is like a frog slowly boiled in water ..Lets wait and see....no insult to frogs intended lunasun Feb 2017 #1
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