In the wake of wildfires sweeping the planet, the start of what promises to be a wild hurricane season in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico and the fall of heat records all over the world, the GOP candidates for the presidential nomination are all singing from the hymnal of climate change denialism. Vivek Ramaswamy went so far as to call climate change a hoax at the first debate. Despite the fact more than 70% of Americans believe humans have caused climate change, presidential aspirants in the Republican party seem to feel they must play to the 28% of Americans who believe various conspiracy theories regarding climate change. Or, possibly they are angling for campaign funds from various fossil fuel companies.
If/ When the history of this era is written, fossil fuel extraction companies will be described as the villains of story. However, the outsize political voice commanded by a tiny minority of global population here in the US will be a major component of the story.
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