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Indiana's Climate Change Deniers

Meet Indiana's climate change deniers.
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Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02)

Poor climate change voting record

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: (574) 204-2645 | Email her

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Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN-03)

Climate change denier

"I believe that climate change in this country is largely leftist propaganda to change the way Americans live and create more government obstruction and intrusion in our lives."
[The Journal Gazette]

Call him: 260-702-4750 | Email him

Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN-04)

Climate change denier

"97 percent of some of the liberal scientists polled believe humans are doing this. This is not settled science just like perhaps many of those same scientists, 97 percent perhaps, believe there is no God. But they don't know there's no science on that. So scientists like the rest of us humans can have beliefs but that doesn't make it science."
[Mother Jones]

Call him: (765) 838-3930 | Email him

Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN-05)

Poor climate change voting record

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: 317-848-0201 | Email her

Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN-06)

Climate change denier

"Unfortunately, the President seems to be focused on everything but creating jobs. He hardly mentioned the economy in his inaugural address, instead choosing to lecture on a series of social issues including the threat of global climate change."
[The Herald Tribune]

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Call him: 765-747-5566 | Email him

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-08)

Climate change denier

"It's not about affecting the global temperature and climate change. There's public comments out there that that question has been answered saying 'no." Of all the climatologists whose career depends on the climate changing to keep themselves publishing articles, yes I could read that. But I don't believe it."
[The Daily Show]

Call him: (812) 465-6484 | Email him

Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN-09)

Poor climate change voting record

"Our current energy environment is broken. The government continues to impose energy taxes and regulations that make it hard for employers to build a better future. We must let American firms, innovators and workers continue to invest right here at home to develop future technologies and maximize the resources we have. We must stop providing subsidies to energy providers and allow the private markets to decide which forms of energy are the most effective. It is not the job of the government to pick winners and losers."
[Brown County Democrat]

Call him: 812-288-3999 | Email him

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)

Poor climate change voting record

Sen. Joe Joe Donnelly was among three Democratic Senators to break with their party and vote to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan—a key climate change policy that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal power plants.

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"EPA had an opportunity to encourage Indiana to continue to innovate and diversify our energy portfolio in a way that was good for our environment and good for Indiana's economy. The final rule, however, completely missed the mark…. This rule seems designed to establish by regulation the "cap and trade' plan that I voted against in 2009."
[Joe Donnelly, United States Senator for Indiana]

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Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)

Climate change denier

"The science is not settled."
[New York Times]

Call him: 317-226-6700 | Email him