GOP Debate: Climate change real? Only one candidate agreed

The question was simple: Raise your hand if you believe human behavior is causing climate change. The answer, for GOP presidential hopefuls, less so.

Los Angeles Times
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They can't afford to alienate big oil business lobbyists. Traitors.

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Right you are!

Oil and Gas Money to Congress

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=e01&cycle=All&recipdetail=S

And their own portfolios as well!

Members of Congress Own Up to $93 Million in Fossil Fuel Stocks

As dire climate change projections mount, one in four members of Congress is invested in oil, gas, or coal interests.

https://prospect.org/power/members-of-congress-own-up-to-93-million-in-fossil-fuel-stocks/
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