Arizona’s Climate Change Deniers
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Arizona’s Climate Change Deniers

Meet Arizona's climate change deniers.

REP. MARTHA MCSALLY (R-AZ-02)

Voted in support of S.J. Res. 24, a "resolution of disapproval" under the Congressional Review Act that would nullify the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan—the first nation-wide limit on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, and key climate change policy - [League of Conservation Voters]

Call her: (202) 225-2542 | Email her

REP. PAUL GOSAR (R-AZ-04)

"The earth's climate has been changing since God created it, with or without man. On that, we should all agree… If the Pope wants to devote his life to fighting climate change then he can do so in his personal time. But to promote questionable science as Catholic dogma is ridiculous. - [Townhall]

Call him: (202) 225-2315 | Email him

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REP. ANDY BIGGS (R-AZ-05)

"No, I do not believe climate change is occurring. I do not think that humans have a significant impact on climate. The federal government should stop regulating and stomping on our economy and freedoms in the name of a discredited theory." - [Self-reported voter guide survey]

Call him: (202) 225-2635 | Email him

REP. DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ-06)

"I don't see the data. I think I have a reasonably good statistics background, and I have not sat there with pages and pages of data, but when you think about the complexity of a worldwide system, and the amount of data you'd have to capture… And then, how do you adjust for a sunspot? How do you adjust for a hurricane, and this and that? I think it's incredibly arrogant, you know, for the Al Gores of the world to stand up and say the world's coming to an end. - [Conservative radio interview]

Call him: (202) 225-2190 | Email him

REP. TRENT FRANKS (R-AZ-08)

"While I am concerned about the potential effects of global warming, I have yet to see clear and convincing evidence that it exists beyond historical fluctuations." - [Self-reported voter guide survey]

Call him: (202) 225-4576 | Email him

REP. KYRSTEN SINEMA (D-AZ-09)

Voted in support of the Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 2042), which would permit governors to opt-out of carbon pollution regulations on power plants, and prohibitively delay the enforcement of carbon pollution standards until 2020. - [League of Conservation Voters]

Call her: (202) 225-9888 | Email her

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SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ)

Sen. John McCain once supported a "cap-and-trade" carbon system and seemed to acknowledge the dangers of climate change. However, in 2015, the Arizona senator heel-turned on the issue—mocking President Obama for calling climate change a threat to national security, and voting against a proposed amendment to Keystone XL Pipeline approval legislation that would state, "climate change is real," and that "human activity significantly contributes to climate change."

Call him: (202) 224-2235 | Email him

SEN. JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ)

"Certainly, nobody can deny that we've had several years of warmer temperatures. If that signals just a routine change that is manmade or not, I don't think anybody can say definitely." - [Arizona Public Radio]

Call him: (202) 224-4521 | Email him