Theocratic Rightist Indiana Republican Governor Mike Pence
It was a winter of record snowfall two years ago when Donald Trump’s reported running mate made a daring comment about climate change.
“We haven’t seen a lot of warming lately,” Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) said during a February interview with Chuck Todd on MSNBC.
It turns out that same year, 2014, would go down as the warmest since records began in 1880. The status was short-lived. The following year would supplant it as having the highest average temperature in the instrumental record, according to NASA.
Pence, a tea party favorite, is seen by many Republicans as someone who would be a calming choice for vice president in Trump’s unconventional candidacy. He would add legislative and executive experience to a party ticket headlined by a television celebrity who has never before run for political office.
Trump was expected to formally announce his choice of running mate this morning but announced last night that he would postpone his plans, citing the “horrible attacks” in Nice, France, that left […]
Pence is governor of a state that is is heavily dependent on the coal industry. the companies in Indiana have been brought to their knees or worse with the downturn in the industry. Politics at its worst. There may be a place for coal if the technology is made to clean up the the CO2. Cleaning sulfur dioxide, mercury; the technology is there. Climate change is real. But we are still a long way from making renewables the dependable backbone of the electrical grid supply. Yes they are making strides but not fast enough. Pence should not be denying climate change. He should be doing all he can to promote making coal a clean option.
Can we trust any numbers that come from our government?