Most state legislators serve part-time and don’t have large staffs to develop legislation. Now, with a White House occupant who has said climate change is a hoax, ALEC’s anti-climate campaign is in overdrive. The group has pushed a number of bills to undermine efforts to cut carbon emissions and combat the effects of climate change. If the fossil fuel industry succeeds, it will seriously undermine our country’s ability to fight climate change for decades to come. UPS acknowledges that climate change poses a serious threat to the global economy — and by extension, to its own bottom line.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2017 19:18 UTC