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Trump Chooses Climate Skeptic New Energy Adviser
2016-05-16 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump picked Rep. Kevin Cramer (R) of North Dakota as his energy adviser. Cramer is widely known as a strong supporter of oil and gas drilling as well as a climate change skeptic. In an interview, Cramer said he may advise Trump to address global warming because political populism believes that there needs [to be] some addressing of climate change. Initially it was reported that Cramer also expressed support for a carbon tax to replace the Clean...
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A climate skeptic calls for a carbon tax
2016-03-25 13:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: I am not deeply worried about man-made climate change. But I am appalled at all the absolutely stupid, counter-productive things our government has implemented in the name of climate change. The net effect is a costly distortion of the economy with extremely little effect on man-made greenhouse gas production. For example: Corn ethanol mandates and subsidies, which study after study have shown to have zero net effect on CO2 emissions. Even Koch Industries, one of the largest beneficiaries...
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Remaining A Skeptic On Transdigm
2016-03-16 17:27:50| Logistics - Topix.net
On February 9, Transdigm released 1Q 2016 earnings. Management commentary suggests that there are numerous causes for concern going forward.
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Congress skeptic on global warming demands records US climate scientists
2015-10-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The head of a congressional committee on science has issued subpoenas to the Obama administration over a recent scientific study refuting claims that global warming had paused or slowed over the last decade. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and a prominent congressional skeptic on climate change, issued the subpoenas two weeks ago demanding e-mails and records from U.S. scientists who participated in the study, which undercut a popular...
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How Exxon went from leader to skeptic on climate change research
2015-10-23 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Throughout much of the 1980s, Exxon earned a public reputation as a pioneer in climate change research. It sponsored workshops, funded academic research and conducted its own high-tech experiments exploring the science behind global warming. But by 1990, the company, in public, took a different posture. While still funding select research, it poured millions into a campaign that questioned climate change. Over the next 15 years, it took out prominent ads in the Washington Post, the Wall Street...
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