Republicans Open Their Mouths On Environmental Policy, Bullshit Oozes Out (Politico - Sorry!)

[hatrack]

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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) presented one of the latest examples Monday by calling for a "new Manhattan Project for Clean Energy" that would double energy research funding and promote GOP-friendly approaches to reducing greenhouse gas pollution, such as nuclear energy or technology to capture carbon dioxide from coal plants. And Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of Trump's closest allies, is drafting a "Green Real Deal" resolution that would acknowledge climate change as a security threat while avoiding calls for sharp reductions in fossil fuels.

"It's important to have a Republican message on climate change that's clear," Alexander told reporters after a floor speech on the topic. “It's clear why we're opposed to the Green New Deal — it's an assault on cars and cows and combustion — but it's not as clear what we're for." "I believe climate change is real,” Alexander added. “I believe humans are a major cause of it, and I think a new 'Manhattan Project for Clean Energy' is something that most Republicans could support, and I would hope most Democrats could too."

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Alexander said he is working with fellow Republicans like Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on possible GOP climate approaches. Republican House members also say they are eager to put forward their own ideas. "I want us to frame our position, not the other side tell Americans what we are or not [for] through their lens. It's important for us to speak for ourselves," Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a recent interview.

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The divide between the two parties remains sharp: Democrats accuse Republicans of failing to do anything about climate change, while GOP lawmakers are already building campaign ads around the Green New Deal, which they've described as "a socialist nightmare." Senate Energy Chairman Lisa Murkowski, whose home state of Alaska is warming more quickly than the rest of the country, has said the government must do something about climate change, but she says Democrats’ focus on climate policy in the context of immediate natural disasters is unhelpful.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/26/republicans-climate-change-1292003

[Freethinker65]

1. Investing in nuclear energy innovation I can understand.

That requires investment in education and research. Investing in coal right now is a waste of money and truthfully, it will still be there if/when it is needed.

Green clean energy innovation is what is needed. Waste minimization is another area that makes economic sense.

Truth is, no one is going to want our dirty crap and old technology and we will fall further behind. Dependence on fossil fuels will hurt us economically and it will hurt the planet.

[mountain grammy]

2. Good bye Lamar. They'll run him out

This is the party of bullies and NO ideas, and I mean NONE..even bullshit ones like this.

[walkingman]

3. Total BS - they are simply playing to their dumbass base and it will work because

America only cares about the $$$....period. I've seen the same thing in Texas for decades. People seem to always side with business over people and we have basically become a reality show country with BIG guns. The WPP (white peoples party) is in control.