Carson joins field

Dr. Ben Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon from Johns Hopkins, jumped into the presidential race where he will vie for the republican nomination against a large field of seasoned politicos. On climate change, Dr. Carson has said: “Responsible human beings...

Graham: climate change ‘real’

In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is more than 90 percent sure he is running for president, called climate change “real” but rejected cap and trade as the policy mechanism to address the issue. “I would like to...

Rubio demurs on human-climate link

“Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe,” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said on CBS Sunday Morning. “There’s never been a moment when the climate isn’t changing....

Fiorina: innovation not regulation

At a Christian Science Monitor-sponsored breakfast, likely presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said she believes innovation not regulation is the key to combating climate change. “The only answer to this is innovation, and in that America could be the best in...

Rubio announces intent

Senator Marco Rubio told major donors he plans to run for president without making a comment on his climate change position. In 2014, Senator Rubio said in an interview on ABC’s This Week: “I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic...

Christie on climate science, solutions

Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) visited New Hampshire over the weekend, where at an informal town hall meeting he was asked to clarify his climate change position. “I believe climate change is real,” Christie said. “The question is how you address...