GOP EVOLUTION ON CLIMATE: Republican politicians are “getting more sensitive” to the issue of climate change as they’ve been educated on it in past few years, and they’re keen to engage in policy discussions to avoid a “pure regulatory disaster,” said Saxby Chambliss, the former Georgia Republican senator who chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee. “Republicans understand that...
No longer is climate change advocacy the province solely of the left. In recent years, a proliferation of conservative climate groups have attempted to wrench the issue from the hands of the opposition and shore up climate concern on the right. But the “eco-right” — as the loosely connected groups of organizations and advocates identify...
Democrats have good reasons to be optimistic about 2020. But the moment a party or politician believes they own something is the moment they start to lose it. In politics, complacency leads to hubris, hubris leads to pandering and pandering leads to a realignment driven by the forgotten and marginalized. As unlikely as it seems,...
As policymakers search for ways to jumpstart an economic recovery, several members of Congress are renewing a push for a massive green stimulus package. Government spending on specific energy projects may benefit a handful of companies, but it is no recipe for sustained economic viability. Instead, policymakers should implement broad-based, technology neutral reforms that unleash...
Drew Bond and John Hart acknowledge they don’t fit the stereotype of conservatives who embrace the virtues of fossil fuels, although they believe in an “all of the above” approach to energy policy. But Bond, who owns a solar business, and Hart, who runs a sustainable farm operation, also say they are like a lot...
Climate change is gearing up to be a political hot topic once again, with a flurry of new proposals expected before election season even as the COVID-19 pandemic batters the economy and puts in doubt the campaign calendar. This year’s debate comes with a twist: both sides of the aisle will be fighting to be...
Two former Republican congressional staffers have started an advocacy group to bring conservative solutions into the debate over climate change. The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded by Drew Bond, who worked for former Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., and was chief of staff for the Heritage Foundation, and John Hart, former...
Earlier this year, Republicans made a subtle but significant shift on climate change. Rather than doubling down on the argument that man-made CO2 emissions pose zero risk, the GOP effectively decided it is a risk worth mitigating. In his State of the Union address, President Trump proposed planting a trillion trees. House Minority Leader Kevin...
A new conservative group has joined the growing ranks of Republicans embracing responsibility for addressing climate change. Drew Bond and John Hart, longtime fixtures and friends in the conservative movement, recently announced the launch of C3 Solutions, a 501(c)3 think tank designed to provide clean energy solutions and to counter liberal ideas. Former conservative senator...
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and a pair of former Republican Senate staffers launched a group on Wednesday to push for conservative approaches to climate change and energy. Some of the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions’ immediate targets will include seeking to streamline the permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act, said Drew Bond,...
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