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This Republican says his party's denial of climate science is 'courting disaster' with voter

2016-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PRI: A "hoax." A "con job." "Bull----." These are among the phrases Donald Trump has used in recent years to express his contempt for the science of climate change. And while the new Republican presidential nominee is out of step with much of his own party on many issues, he's solidly in the GOP mainstream on this one. We should be focused on clean and beautiful air-not expensive and business closing GLOBAL WARMING-a total hoax! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2013 But former...

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Colony Capitals Thomas Barrack Extolls Trumps Virtues at Republican National Convention

2016-07-22 18:27:00| National Real Estate Investor

Barrack touched briefly on Trumps track record in the commercial real estate business, including the time when Barrack was charged with negotiating a hotel sale to Trump. read more

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The Republican Party makes its hatred of mass transit official

2016-07-21 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: The Republican Party has made its views on transportation clear: highways good, transit and bike share bad - or at least not worth spending any federal money on. This is the vision laid out in the recently released GOP platform. Its intensely anti-urban, anti-transit, opposed to smart growth, and far outside the mainstream. According to the GOP, the only legitimate federal transportation expense is building highways. The Republicans propose eliminating all federal spending on mass transit,...

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Hey, someone mentioned climate change on stage at the Republican convention

2016-07-21 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Harold Hamm, a fracking mogul and GOP donor, ventured where few Republicans are willing to go on Wednesday night: He mentioned climate change on stage at the Republican National Convention. Climate change isnt our biggest problem, he said. Its Islamic terrorism. OK, not a rousing call to action, but at least theres the implication that climate is a problem. But, of course, the real focus of the speech was the need for more oil and gas drilling and how it could save us from the bad guys....

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