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5 months ago
I admit the term %26quot;republicans%26quot; is too general.So the Republicans who are denying AGW are a completely different subset. They%26#039;re the ones who are afraid that reducing our greenhouse gas emissions will require that they give up their perceived %26quot;rights%26quot; to drive a big honkin%26#039; SUV, or make gas prices increase further, or generally make them pay for the damage our emissions have caused. They%26#039;re afraid of the science for economic reasons.
%26quot;the overwhelming number of scientists now believe that there is significant human cause,%26#039;%26#039; Giuliani said, adding the debate on the existence of global warming %26quot;is almost unnecessary ... %26#039;%26#039;
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=...
%26quot;(from Republicans for Environmental Protection) The consensus of almost all climate scientists is that global warming is already happening, that human actions are causing it, and that it will cause major problems for our planet.%26quot;
http://www.rep.org/news/GEvol5/ge5.1_glo...
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I understand exactly what you are saying, but it is unfair to stereotype all Republicans or Conservatives based on the very real types you describe. A few bad apples should not spoil the barrel. You will find I have no trouble discussing science without mentioning Hillary Clinton or Al Gore, and I think the same is true for the vast majority of Republicans and Conservatives. Major figures from the Republican and/or Conservative ranks you would normally think of as %26quot;Right Wing%26quot; have disowned these backward anti science positions, and placed themselves far, far to the left of the people you refer to by doing so. These more enlightened individuals include Pat Robertson, Newt Gingrich, George Bush, and the Southern Baptists.