Posted on 08/18/2014 4:50:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Democrats running for re-election in California’s parched San Joaquin Valley are refusing to link the state’s historic drought to climate change, despite the direct connection drawn by President Obama and his chief scientist, Stanford University physicist John Holdren.
Politically, most Democrats have come to see climate change as the new same-sex marriage – an issue moving irreversibly in their favor.
But not in the Central Valley, where Republican climate-change denial apparently still holds sway.
Amanda Renteria, a Democrat challenging freshman Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, told the Hill, “Climate change doesn’t really belong in the question, or answer.”
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In their heart of hearts they have to know both are gimmicks.
It’s called “global Warming” not climate change.
Don’t let them change their name
Central Valley Dems run from climate change
Yeah... THIS WEEK...
California’s climate is basically desert to semi-desert, at least in the south. What would it change to- a really FIERCE desert????/s
“Politically, most Democrats have come to see climate change as the new same-sex marriage – an issue moving irreversibly in their favor.”
As far as I can see there is more and more evidence AGAINST it every day! At least as regards anthropogenic global warming.
Uh, does that mean that tom steyer won’t be donating any money to them since they are apparently not “super sophisticated”? You know, “deniers”.
Climate Change. The most vague word out there right now. Even moreso, don’t droughts happen? Haven’t they happened?
Must have been the return of Moonbeam Brown to the Governorship, too much hot air.
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