Friday 25 August 2023

Hot Air in Wisconsin?

Although the front-runner was missing from the Milwaukee primary debate, the other eight Republican candidates seemed profoundly relaxed about climate change. Only one of the candidates (with strong rightwing ties) was an out-and-out climate change denier. The remaining 'magnificent seven' seemed most intent, however, on reducing any funding, allocated by Democrats, to deal with urgent environmental issues (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/24/republican-hopefuls-shrug-when-asked-about-climate-crisis-during-debate). The candidates for Republican party nomination, ignored the USA's long record 'greenhouse gas' emissions (it's apparently up to China and India to curtail their emissions). The extreme weather events, hitting parts of the USA and neighbouring Canada, hardly got a mention. The collective attitude seems to be 'burn, baby, burn'! Making America a (fire)Grate Again?

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