Rep. John Curtis may be “comfortable talking climate”, but this article is notably devoid of any “conservative solutions” that the Conservative Climate Caucus advocate, because they haven’t proposed any. Inglis came around, but climate-ignorant, purely partisan positions remain the norm for Republican House members.
Rep. Curtis’ own League of Conservation Voters (LCV) lifetime climate voting record is dismal, at 5%. Vote Climate U.S. PAC scores his voting record as pro-climate only one time out of eight.
At the COP26 summit Rep. Curtis advocated for innovation and entrepreneurs to provide climate solutions, yet he and all House Republicans voted “No” on Build Back Better, which included transformational clean energy tax credits to support huge private investments by climate innovators.
On June 2 the LCV deemed the House GOP’s climate agenda “laughable,” “turning a blind eye to the science, communities harmed by fossil fuel pollution, and the will of voters.” Curtis and his Conservative Climate Caucus remain dedicated to immunizing the fossil fuel industry from public opinion and the social cost of carbon it displaces onto all of society. Don’t let vague, feel-good sound bites on bucolic hikes mislead you.
Gary M. Stewart, Laguna Beach, Calif.
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