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Sen. Marco Rubio, GOPs choice for State of the Union response, doubts climate change
2013-02-08 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
McClatchy: Sen. Marco Rubio will offer up the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address next week, demonstrating the younger, more diverse face of the party as the nation confronts such issues as immigration. But Rubio doesn't think much of climate change, one of the other hot political topics of the moment. That puts the 41-year-old Rubio squarely in the anti-science wing of his party and among a shrinking number of Americans with doubts about global warming. The Florida...
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Marco Rubio: Another Senator Who Doubts Global Warming
2013-02-07 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: Picking out one United States legislator for antiscientific thinking is quite a chore since the field is so crowded. But Marco Rubio (R-Fla) deserves a bit of extra attention; for one thing he sits on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For another, he appears to be one of the Republican White House hopefuls for at least the next election cycle. For a third, I'm still not terribly happy about his comments on the age of the Earth. So, given all that, when he casts doubt...
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Marco Rubio Not Convinced Climate Change An Actual Problem
2013-02-06 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: One of the Grand Old Party's brightest young stars claims he's still not convinced climate change is a real problem. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R), spoke at the inaugural BuzzFeed Brews event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night. The conversation eventually turned to environmental reforms. Speaking with BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith, Rubio said that climate change was not a proven fact, and that even if it was, it would not be cost-effective for the U.S. to take action. Rubio's skepticism...
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