CLIMATE SOLUTIONS CAUCUS IN GOP SLAUGHTERED IN BAD MIDTERM ELECTION FOR CLIMATE ALARMIST POLITICS
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (November 7, 2018) — The idea that humans are the main driver of climate change – and that public policy must urgently move toward drastic economy-killing action to thwart supposed environmental disaster – took a huge hit in the midterm elections.
The Republican members of the Climate Solutions Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives were the hardest hit. Ballot initiatives across America that would have thwarted the exploration and use of affordable fossil fuels also had a terrible night.
Of the 45 Republican members of the Climate Solutions Caucus, 11 members lost their seats, five retiring GOP members saw their seats filled by Democrats, and seven eked out re-election in races many would have won more easily. [ NOTE : Four California House races in the caucus following this trend were too close to call at the time of this release. Full list of losers below.]
“The Republicans who joined the Climate Solutions Caucus made a huge mistake,” said Heartland Institute President Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. , who served in Congress from 2011 to 2017 and helped grow the Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives. “We began the night with 45 Republican members of the Climate Solutions Caucus, and we will begin the next Congress with less than half that many. So much for trying to attract so-called ‘moderate’ voters by embracing the climate alarmist agenda.
“It’s telling that Carlos Cubelo, the Republican Co-chairman of the Climate Solutions Caucus, lost his election – as well as many incumbents who had otherwise stellar conservative credentials in favor of free markets,” Huelskamp said. “Embracing climate alarmism is anti-science and favors government direction over energy policy over the market.
“Republican voters know that joining a caucus with members of the radical environmental left means embracing unscientific dogma that would thwart President Trump’s agenda to make America the world’s leading energy producer,” Huelskamp said. “And the voters in their districts punished them accordingly.”
Meanwhile, ballot initiatives that were generously funded by environment activists – especially by billionaire Tom Steyer – did poorly on Election Day. Colorado voters rejected an attempt to ban almost all fracking for oil and natural gas. Washington state rejected a “carbon tax” (a tax on emissions of carbon dioxide). Voters in Arizona crushed a mandate to increase energy production from solar fields.
“Ballot issue after ballot issue to increase energy costs and make it harder to make America more energy independent failed,” said Huelskamp. “The global warmists will continue to fund these efforts because their coffers seem bottomless, but the voters know it’s a scam.”
Republican Members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus who lost:
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Republican Members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus who struggled to win or might lose:
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Republican Members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus who retired and had Democrats take their seat:
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No such animal.
The trouble with OIL isn't the financial cost of the product------------------rather, it is the cost of national treasure and the blood spent to assure the national treasure is being spent.
Energy of the future will be 'the free markets.' OIL and Coal is old. Very old. Both are dirty and inefficient.
H A, this article is missing 'the disclaimer.'
Huelskamp? Yeah, there's a GOP gem. Holy crackers.
"The idea that humans are the main driver of climate change – and that public policy must urgently move toward drastic economy-killing action to thwart supposed environmental disaster – took a huge hit in the midterm elections."
So centrist Republicans with some sense lost their seats mostly to further left Democrats and that's a bad thing for environmentalists?
"Voters in Arizona crushed a mandate to increase energy production from solar fields."
“Ballot issue after ballot issue to increase energy costs and make it harder to make America more energy independent failed,” said Huelskamp."
How the frack is allowing more energy from solar power making it "harder" for America to be energy independent?
The gop will not be running any congressional panels or committees now.
Which is good considering the science denying gop is owned by BIG OIL...