Monday, October 30, 2023

GET ME REWRITE: Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson's views on climate change fueled by Kool-Aid

 
HeadlineNew York Times, 10/26/2023
Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the newly elected House speaker, has questioned climate science, opposed clean energy and received more campaign contributions from oil and gas companies than from any other industry last year. 
Even as other Republican lawmakers increasingly accept the overwhelming scientific consensus that human activity is dangerously heating the planet, the unanimous election of Mr. Johnson on Wednesday suggests that his views may not be out of step with the rest of his party[emphasis added]


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