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climate-denial front groups that are working to delay policies and regulations aimed at stopping global warming, most
of which are part of the State Policy Network.” [Greenpeace, Accessed 10/8/15]
Koch Industries Has Been Against Efforts To Combat Climate Change Because Their Earnings Could Be
Negatively Affected By These Policies. According to NPR, “Climate change policy could negatively affect Koch Industries’
earnings — the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Political Economy Research Institute found that Koch Industries
ranked among the top 30 companies for CO2 emissions in the United States in 2011. Last year, Koch Industries was the top
spender for oil and gas lobbying, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics: It spent $13.7 million.” [NPR,
8/11/15]
Paul Ryan Claimed The Government Can’t Do Anything About Climate Change
Rep. Paul Ryan: “I Don’t Know The Answer” To The Question Of Whether Humans Are Causing Climate Change,
And “I Don’t Think Science Does, Either.” According to the Associated Press, “One of the sharpest differences came
when the moderator asked each candidate if he thought human activity is to blame for changes to the planet's climate. ‘I don't
know the answer to that question,’ Ryan said. ‘I don't think science does, either.’” [Associated Press via Huffington Post,
10/13/14]
• Ryan: “Climate Change Occurs No Matter What… I Would Argue That The Federal Government, With All
Its Tax And Regulatory Schemes, Can’t” Do Anything About It. According to The Capital Times, “Paul Ryan on
Wednesday said the federal government should stay out of the regulatory business when it comes to global warming.
‘Climate change occurs no matter what,’ said the Republican U.S. representative from Janesville. ‘The question is, can
and should the federal government do something about it? And I would argue the federal government, with all its tax
and regulatory schemes, can't.’” [Capital Times, 7/31/14]
Ryan: “To The Detriment Of The American People, Environmental Issues Have Fallen Victim To The Hyper-
Politicization Of Science.” According to an opinion by Rep. Paul Ryan for The Journal Times, “To the detriment of the
American people, environmental issues have fallen victim to the hyper-politicization of science.” [Paul Ryan – Journal Times,
12/11/09]
Ryan Joined The Kochs In Fighting EPA Regulations
The Kochs Have Fought Against The EPA And EPA Regulations
CBS News Headline: “Koch Industries: Behind The Fight To Gut The EPA” [CBS News, 2/8/11]
Columnist Simon Maloy: “The Koch Brothers Sank Nearly $10 Million Into Lobbying Against Carbon Taxes And
Environmental Regulations That Would Threaten To Shave A Little Bit Of Profit From Their Sprawling Empire.”
According to an opinion by columnist Simon Maloy in Salon, “The Koch brothers sank nearly $10 million into lobbying
against carbon taxes and environmental regulations that would threaten to shave a little bit of profit from their sprawling
empire of petroleum concerns.” [Simon Maloy – Salon, 4/16/15]
Baltimore Sun Editorial: “Republicans Have Succeeded In Stirring Up Public Distrust Of The EPA…And They’ve
Done So At The Behest Of ALEC, The Koch Brothers, And Other Vested Interests Who Are Financing The Angry
Communications.” According to an editorial by the Baltimore Sun, “We don't doubt that Republicans have succeeded in
stirring up public distrust of the EPA, particularly in states where thousands of jobs are tied to fossil fuel production, and
they've done so at the behest of ALEC, the Koch brothers and other vested interests who are financing the angry
communications. But their central message that proposed regulations are more costly to the American people than sticking
with the status quo is fundamentally wrong when not-so-hidden costs associated with air pollution are factored into the
equation.” [Baltimore Sun, 12/8/14]
Paul Ryan Has Supported Undermining The EPA
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