Republicans flail about looking for alternative to climate denialism
By David Roberts
As I have said before, the GOP position on climate is unstable, both intellectually and politically. You cant credibly deny the science at this point, but if you accept it, do nothing about it is an incoherent response. Theyve only gotten away with it for this long because the media and the public dont care enough to press them on it.
Climate hawks are always predicting that now, finally, is the time when that position will start to crumble. Ive predicted it myself, and been wrong, or at least premature.
Nonetheless, it really does feel like something is starting to happen. The GOPs incoherent climate shuck-and-jive is under pressure and the cracks are starting to show.
The conservative base is convinced that climate change is a U.N. plot for world government. Meanwhile, mainstream elites in the U.S. and virtually every other country in the world, along with every major scientific institution on the planet, say climate change is a real problem. This puts some Republicans in a bit of a pickle.
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