CAMPAIGN 2016:Ted Cruz professes 'full-out denial' of climate changePublished: Monday, August 3, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said yesterday he does not believe global warming is occurring. The Texas senator said during a forum hosted by Freedom Partners, part of the Koch brothers political network, that "the data and facts don't support" that global warming is occurring, a statement that the moderator of the forum characterized as a "full-out denial." Cruz has previously likened people who believe in climate change to "flat-Earthers" and says the concept is a Trojan horse used by liberals to impose "massive government controls" on the economy (*Greenwire* <http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060015910/>, March 27). The senator also came out in opposition to the Clean Power Plan set to be unveiled by the Obama administration today. Cruz's stance sets him apart from other Republican presidential candidates; none of the 16 others has come out prominently against the science of climate change (Ben Jacobs, London*Guardian* <http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/03/ted-cruz-expresses-full-out-denial-of-global-warming-during-forum>, Aug. 2). *-- BTP* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
