HOUSE REPUBS VOTE TO DENY CLIMATE CHANGE

24 House Republicans Just Voted To Deny The Reality Of Climate Change

Katie Valentine, January 28, 2014 (ClimateProgress)

“The House Energy and Commerce Committee…voted 24-20 [against an amendment to a bill]…which would have placed on the record that the committee accepts that climate change is happening and is caused by greenhouse gas pollution…[The bill] would put an end to EPA regulations on emissions for new power plants until technologies like carbon capture and storage are commercially viable in at least six states for one year. It passed [in committee]…Twenty-four E&C members — all Republicans — voted against the amendment…[T]he Republicans who voted to deny climate change have accepted about $9.3 million in career contributions from the oil, gas and coal industries…Ninety-seven percent of scientific studies that take a stance on climate change agree that human activity is causing climate change…” click here for more

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