This Week's "How Bold!" Award: "Many Republicans Privately Support Climate Action" - Bloomberg
In stark contrast to their party's public stance on Capitol Hill, many Republicans privately acknowledge the scientific consensus that human activity is at least partially responsible for climate change and recognize the need to address the problem. However, they see little political benefit to speaking out on the issue, since congressional action is probably years away, according to former congressmen, former congressional aides and other sources.
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While environmental groups continue to search for Republican candidates to back, Goldston said the Tea Party movement has swept many more deniers of climate change into Congress than ever before, and it has pushed Republicans away from basic environmental principles. He disagreed with others who said many Republicans privately acknowledge the risks of climate change, even if they don't say so publicly.
“It's very comforting for people to think that these people are pretending,” Goldston said. “It's not true. The problem would be in many ways easier to solve if it was true.”
Chris Miller, who served as a senior energy policy adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), agreed with Goldston's assessment that the Tea Party has made it “impossible” for Republicans to speak on the issue. “I have had no or very few private and honest interactions with Republicans on the topic,” Miller told Bloomberg BNA. “They're all too scared of speaking the truth.”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-15/many-republicans-privately-support-action-on-climate.html