Today The Press Democrat carried a column by Christopher Flavelle in which the author explained why about half of the GOP voters came to reject the reality of climate change. Flavelle points out that in 1992, more than 90% of Republicans believed in climate change. Now it is 22 years later, and the scientific facts are much more evident, but only 47% of Republicans admit to a problem. Why? Flavelle's response is straight-forward. If climate change is a big problem, it can be dealt with only by big government. Republicans oppose big government, so climate change must be a liberal myth. Political faith outranks scientific fact.
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