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The Republican Climate Conundrum
The 2012 presidential race is barely on and already some Republican candidates are struggling to explain their stance on climate change. Past statements calling for cuts in carbon emissions now have limited appeal to many Republican primary voters.
As the 2012 president race starts to heat up some Republican candidates are now markedly cool about some statements they made in the past calling for cuts in carbon emissions. Living on Earth’s Jeff Young finds a lively debate within the GOP about how to match up political science with climate science.