Jeb Bush on Climate Change: “I’m a Skeptic”

“I’m not a scientist.”

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Today, Jeb Bush, the former Republican governor of Florida, announced that he would “actively explore” running for president in 2016. If elected, he’d have control over much of the US response to global warming. So how would Bush address the global climate crisis? With a mixture of skepticism, avoidance, and downright denial of the science—if his track record is anything to go by. Above is a quick sample of his views climate change.

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